# Incident 20040531014749I: Cessna 172P, Beatrice, NE, May 31, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2004, 16:10 local time
- Place: Beatrice, NE
- Airport: Beatrice Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3013° N, 96.7541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEATRICE MUNI (BIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3013&lon=-96.7541&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54960, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54960) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,141 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040531014749I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REFUELED. THE WIND INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY. REFUELING WAS STOPPED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT TO THE TIE DOWN AREA. WHILE TAXIING, THE WIND LIFTED THE TAIL AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE CONCRETE. METAR REPORTED THE WINDS 240 AT 20 KNOTS WITH GUST TO 49 KNOTS. MR. LEDDY WAS THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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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