# Accident 20031113035939A: Cessna 172E, Islip, NY, November 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2003, 09:30 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7950° N, 73.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7950&lon=-73.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5329T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5329T) (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: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031113035939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 13, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 EST, CE-172-E N5329T WAS FLIPPED OVER BY GUSTY WINDS ON THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TOWARDS RUNWAY 28, AS PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES A STRONG GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT REAR BROUGHT THE TAIL UP GRADUALLY AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN ON RUNWAY 33L. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WITH NO REPORT OF INJURY.

## 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 NYC04LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA046), Nov 13, 2003: Cessna 172E (N5329T), Islip, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a nose over. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions.

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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