Plane Crash List

Cessna 182P N5249C

8 September 1990 · Lummi Island, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 September 1990 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N5249C, operated by Pete Buma, was involved in an accident near Lummi Island, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 23:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lummi Island, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Lummi Island (LUM)
Coordinates
48.6903, -122.6603
Aircraft
Cessna 182P
Registration
N5249C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Pete Buma
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bellingham → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA90LA179

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AFTER LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 182P DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE AIRFIELD WHERE HE WAS LANDING HAD AN UP GRADE AND A DIP IN IT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE WHEN CROSSING THE DIP, AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL AFTER IT TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME, WHEN HE USED HARD BRAKE APPLICATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Other accidents in this area

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9 Jan 1990 Cessna 177B
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4 Feb 1990 Bell 206B
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Winthrop, Washington, United States - No injuries -
1 Mar 1990 Bell BH-47G3B2
N4073G
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25 Feb 1990 Cessna 140
N2197V
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12 Mar 1990 Cessna 150J
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