MINR · Cessna 172P · 2000-04-11 · SEATTLE, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA00LA067
Event ID
20001212X20919
Type
Accident
Date
2000-04-11
Location
SEATTLE, WA, USA
Coordinates
47.540843, -122.310852
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172P
Registration
N38GF
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain proper alignment with the landing runway, and her failure to maintain proper glide path for the landing runway, resulting in an encounter with vortex turbulence from a preceding heavy aircraft landing on a parallel runway and subsequent loss of aircraft control. Factors included the pilot's lack of total flying experience, and crosswind conditions conducive to a vortex turbulence encounter.