What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Blown over while taxiing in quartering tailwind. Used flight controls incorrectly. Too much wind for type. (-23) on April 25, 1996, at 1245 EST, a Cessna 172, N18HZ, registered to martin aviation inc. turned over (upside down) during 40 KTS wind gust on runway 31 while taxing to parking after landing on runway 23 at Hulman Regional Airport, Terre Haute, Indiana, after completion of pipeline surveillance. Visual meteorological conditions with winds of 30 KTS from 210 degrees and gusts of 40 KTS prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage to both wings, and the empennage. The pilot, the sole occupant was not injured. The flight originated at owensboro, Kentucky, on April 25, 1996, at 0905 EST.
As the FAA filed it
BLOWN OVER WHILE TAXIING IN QUARTERING TAILWIND. USED FLIGHT CONTROLS INCORRECTLY. TOO MUCH WIND FOR TYPE. (-23) ON APRIL 25, 1996, AT 1245 EST, A CESSNA 172, N18HZ, REGISTERED TO MARTIN AVIATION INC. TURNED OVER (UPSIDE DOWN) DURING 40 KTS WIND GUST ON RUNWAY 31 WHILE TAXING TO PARKING AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT HULMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, AFTER COMPLETION OF PIPELINE SURVEILLANCE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH WINDS OF 30 KTS FROM 210 DEGREES AND GUSTS OF 40 KTS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, AND THE EMPENNAGE. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY, ON APRIL 25, 1996, AT 0905 EST.
NTSB investigation
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