# Accident 19850403035579A: Cessna 182, Walla Walla, WA, April 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: Page
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1109° N, 118.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1109&lon=-118.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5438B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5438B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,267 total, 156 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850403035579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE TAXIING BACK ON RUNWAY,WIND GUST FROM BEHIND PUSHED NOSE OF AIRCRAFT INTO SOFT GROUND. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA85LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA087), Apr 3, 1985: Cessna 182 (N5438B), Walla Walla, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5438B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770828029519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770828029519A), Aug 28, 1977: Cessna 182 (N5438B), Trinidad, TX, Substantial damage. Thunderstorms,rainshowers forecasted along entire route & at destination.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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