What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On February 2, 1999, at 1711 mountain standard time, a Cessna 208B, N980FE, was substantially damaged following a gust of wind which nosed the airplane down while taxiing at yellowstone regional airport, Cody, Wyoming. The airline transport rated pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was being operated by corporate air of billings, Montana, dba federal express corporation under title 14 CFR part 135. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country cargo flight which was taxiing for departure at the time of the accident. A company VFR flight plan had been filed with the destination of riverton, Wyoming. According to the pilot, a gust of wind nosed the airplane down. The right wing spar was bent. (-23) the a/c sustained substantial damage to the right wing and propellor when a wind gust nosed the a/c down, during taxi to the runway for take off.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON FEBRUARY 2, 1999, AT 1711 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 208B, N980FE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A GUST OF WIND WHICH NOSED THE AIRPLANE DOWN WHILE TAXIING AT YELLOWSTONE REGIONAL AIRPORT, CODY, WYOMING. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY CORPORATE AIR OF BILLINGS, MONTANA, DBA FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY CARGO FLIGHT WHICH WAS TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED WITH THE DESTINATION OF RIVERTON, WYOMING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, A GUST OF WIND NOSED THE AIRPLANE DOWN. THE RIGHT WING SPAR WAS BENT. (-23) THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLOR WHEN A WIND GUST NOSED THE A/C DOWN, DURING TAXI TO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKE OFF.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.