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.
(-23) Airman was repositioning aircraft from the north general aviation ramp to his hangar on the south side of the airport. Control tower reported wind gusting to 50 knots. Airman had begun his taxi then decided to return to the north ramp and move the aircraft after the wind subsided. While airman was executing a 180 degree turn a gust of 52 knots was relayed to the airman from the control tower. Halfway through airman's 180 degree turn the wind lifted the tail up and blew the aircraft completely over to the inverted position next to the taxiway. The aircraft suffered substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRMAN WAS REPOSITIONING AIRCRAFT FROM THE NORTH GENERAL AVIATION RAMP TO HIS HANGAR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. CONTROL TOWER REPORTED WIND GUSTING TO 50 KNOTS. AIRMAN HAD BEGUN HIS TAXI THEN DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE NORTH RAMP AND MOVE THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE WIND SUBSIDED. WHILE AIRMAN WAS EXECUTING A 180 DEGREE TURN A GUST OF 52 KNOTS WAS RELAYED TO THE AIRMAN FROM THE CONTROL TOWER. HALFWAY THROUGH AIRMAN'S 180 DEGREE TURN THE WIND LIFTED THE TAIL UP AND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETELY OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION NEXT TO THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Other reports on N5033U · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.