# Accident 20081227853769A: Cessna 208B, Rock Springs, WY, December 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2008, 13:12 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs-Sweetwater County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.5942° N, 109.0650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5942&lon=-109.0650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N890FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N890FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,255 total, 112 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081227853769A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR09CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA067), Dec 27, 2008: Cessna 208B (N890FE), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing. Contributing to the accident were the gusty winds.

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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