# Incident 19960215010499I: Cessna 172C, Troutdale, OR, February 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1996, 09:43 local time
- Place: Troutdale, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5392° N, 122.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troutdale, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5392&lon=-122.3927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8353X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8353X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 155 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960215010499I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ACCORDING TO PILOT, HE WAS TAXIING FROM THE RUN-UP AREA FOR TAKEOFF. AN UNEXPECTED GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT REAR CAUSED THE A/C TO TIP ONTO THE LT. WING TIP RESULTING IN WING TIP DAMAGE AND A PROP STRIKE. NO FOLLOW-UP ACTION IS DEEMED NECESSARY.

## Other reports on N8353X (1)

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

- [Accident 19730708019849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730708019849A), Jul 8, 1973: Cessna 172C (N8353X), Libby, MT, Substantial damage. Hit pwr lines ovr river. Ns gr collapsed ldg on 12IN high grass strip.

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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