Accident · 1990-12-17
What the record says
- Event date
- 1990-12-17
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 182-E (N3017Y)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- West Isle Air, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- WEST ISLE AIR
Probable cause
THE POOR INFLIGHT DECISION BY THE PIC TO LAND ON A SHORT GRASS AIRSTRIP IN STRONG GUSTY TAILWIND CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB case SEA91LA035Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.