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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Univar 415-D · Elkhart, IN · March 5, 2004

Date
March 5, 2004 · 11:00 local
Place
Elkhart, IN
Airport
Elkhart Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3988H
Reported as
Univar 415D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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) Acft was being taxied by owner/pilot from maintenance hangar to owner's hangar in high winds. A direct crosswind/gust of approximately 40-50 mph from the left side of acft caused the left wing to raise and the acft to spin 90 degrees to the left. The acft then continued into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACFT WAS BEING TAXIED BY OWNER/PILOT FROM MAINTENANCE HANGAR TO OWNER'S HANGAR IN HIGH WINDS. A DIRECT CROSSWIND/GUST OF APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF ACFT CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO RAISE AND THE ACFT TO SPIN 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE ACFT THEN CONTINUED INTO A DITCH.