# Accident 19990126028489A: Cessna 172E, Guymon, OK, January 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Guymon, OK
- Airport: Guymon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6793° N, 101.4791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6793&lon=-101.4791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5606T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5606T-2002-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 610 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990126028489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAXING DOWNWIND ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN 90 DEGREES ONTO THE RUNWAY A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND TAIL.  THE AIRCRAFT STAYED ON THE NOSE AND THE RIGHT WING FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE ANOTHER GUST SENT THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK.  (.4) THE SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, PILOTED BY THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) FLIPPED TO THE INVERTED POSITION IN GUSTING WINDS WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. WHEN THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRPLANE LEFT 90 DEGREES FOR ENTRY ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT WING LIFTED INTO THE AIR AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.  THE AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION REPORTED THE WINDS FROM 220 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED 'STRONG GUSTY WINDS' FROM 170 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 41 KNOTS. THE OPERATOR RECALLED THE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTH AT 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS. THE 4,300 HOUR PILOT HAD 610 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL.

## 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 FTW99LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA071), Jan 26, 1999: Cessna 172E (N5606T), Guymon, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the gusty crosswind.

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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