20081227853769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Rock Springs, WY · December 27, 2008

Date: December 27, 2008 · 13:12 local
Place: Rock Springs, WY
Airport: Rock Springs-Sweetwater County
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N890FE
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09CA067
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,255 total112 in this make and model112 in the last 90 days

N890FERegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0219 · Built 1990 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft taxiied eastbound on alpha taxiway (parallel) to approach end rwy 27. Strong wind gust raised right wing. Aircraft departed taxiway to the left (downwind). Aircraft came to rest on left wing tip, left main gear, and nose gear. Propeller damaged by ground impact. Left wing tip damage appears to involve wing spar. Asos/metar winds at time of mishap 270 degrees at 27 gust 34 k, peak gust 37. Taxiway and runway mostly clear with patchy snow and ice.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TAXIIED EASTBOUND ON ALPHA TAXIWAY (PARALLEL) TO APPROACH END RWY 27. STRONG WIND GUST RAISED RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TAXIWAY TO THE LEFT (DOWNWIND). AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON LEFT WING TIP, LEFT MAIN GEAR, AND NOSE GEAR. PROPELLER DAMAGED BY GROUND IMPACT. LEFT WING TIP DAMAGE APPEARS TO INVOLVE WING SPAR. ASOS/METAR WINDS AT TIME OF MISHAP 270 DEGREES AT 27 GUST 34 K, PEAK GUST 37. TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY MOSTLY CLEAR WITH PATCHY SNOW AND ICE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR09CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRock Springs, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing. Contributing to the accident were the gusty winds.Dec 27, 2008 · Substantial damage