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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Gooding, ID · March 12, 2005

Date: March 12, 2005 · 12:30 local
Place: Gooding, ID
Airport: Gooding Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5953A
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA05CA062
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,035 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N5953ARegistration cancelled Apr 11, 2007 · Cessna 172S/N 28553 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot taxied to runway 25 for a local practice flight. As he completed his run up and taxied onto runway 25 a strong gust of wind caught the right wing and flipped the aircraft over on its back. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to both wings and the vertical fin and rudder. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 25 FOR A LOCAL PRACTICE FLIGHT. AS HE COMPLETED HIS RUN UP AND TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY 25 A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA05CA062Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGooding, IDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in a loss of control during taxi. A contributing factor was the wind gusts.Mar 12, 2005 · Substantial damage