42.8527° N, 73.9296° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SCHENECTADY COUNTY (SCH), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 31, 1997 · 13:30 local
Place
Schenectady, NY
Airport
Schenectady County
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N83575
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,650 total600 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: ac N83575 was taxiing east on runway 15 at sch. Taxi speed 4-5 mph. A gust of wind picked up the tail and the aircraft flipped over forward onto its top. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AC N83575 WAS TAXIING EAST ON RUNWAY 15 AT SCH. TAXI SPEED 4-5 MPH. A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE TAIL AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER FORWARD ONTO ITS TOP. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.