# Accident 19910728036799A: Cessna 172P, Greenville, ME, July 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Greenville, ME
- Airport: Greenville Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4746° N, 69.6039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4746&lon=-69.6039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5482K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5482K-2000-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 453 total, 190 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728036799A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST PICKED UP A WING DURING FAST STEP TAXI. LATERAL OSCILLATIONS SET UP. DAMAGED BOTH WINGS. TAXIIED TO DOCK.

## 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 NYC91LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA197), Jul 28, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5482K), Greenville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR GUSTING WINDS BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

## Other reports on N5482K (1)

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

- [Accident 19940701017479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940701017479A), Jul 1, 1994: Cessna 172P (N5482K), Horseshoe Pond, ME, Substantial damage. Raised flaps after water takeoff. Settled into trees. Float equipped 172 marginal performance. High temp factors.

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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