Private Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Davenport, Washington 99122
Thursday, April 1, 1993 11:30 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE AROUND THE PATTERN TO WARM UP THE OIL IN PREPARATION FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. JUST PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, A RAIN STORM HAD PASSED OVER THE AREA AND THE DIRT STRIP WAS WET. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SANK IN THE MUD. THE PILOT APPLIED THE LEFT BRAKE HARD AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WAS SELECTED FOR LANDING. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: SOFT TERRAIN.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/1/1993
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1130
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City DAVENPORT
Event State WASHINGTON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 99122
Event Date Year 1993
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport PRIVATE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 2416
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 1500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 1500
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 7
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 130
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 486
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Apr 1 1993 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1200
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 50560
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 1:15PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N56426
NTSB Number SEA93LA086
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BOEING
Aircraft Model D75N1
Aircraft Series Identifier D75N1
Aircraft Serial Number 75-2322
Certified Max Gross Weight 3871
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 1
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Mar 5 1991 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 7
Airframe Hours 8050
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name STUCKLE, EUGENE A.
Aircraft Owner Street Address RR 2 BOX 85
Aircraft Owner City DAVENPORT
Aircraft Owner State WA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 99122
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name STUCKLE, EUGENE A.
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address RR 2 BOX 85
Operator City DAVENPORT
Operator State WA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 99122
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1120
Departure Time Zone PST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 4
Runway Length 2250
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --