SEA92LA033

1991-12-28 · TOLEDO, Washington, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TDO

Aircraft involved

N2471G Cessna 182B Minor

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH.

Factual narrative

AFTER THE PARACHUTISTS EXITED THE AIRPLANE, THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG AT 750 FEET. FLAPS WERE EXTENDED AND WHEN TURNING TO FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A HIGH SINK RATE. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD CORRECT THE SITUATION, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH 20 FOOT TALL TREES APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_SEA92LA033.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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