What happened
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Cessna N961MC, a CE-172S serial number 172S9617, was at north Palm Beach county general aviation airport (KF45) on June 26, 2012 at about 1630 hours local time, to perform flight instructions. The flight instructor and student where performing touch and go on runway 26. The flight instructor instructed the student to switch runways to runway 31 to practice crosswind landings. Approach and landing for the touch and go was fine, application of power to aircraft was also fine, after lifting off the runway the flight instructor felt a gust of wind pushing the aircraft to the right and attempted to correct but the wind was too strong and flipped the aircraft on its back. Aircraft rested upside down of the parallel taxiway. Crew was unharmed and egress the aircraft. KF45 operations department stated that the weather at the time of the accident was; barometer 29.70, density altitude 2200, wind 200 at 19, gusting 32, visibility 10, 4300 scattered, temperature 32C, source: KF45 AWOS.
As the FAA filed it
CESSNA N961MC, A CE-172S SERIAL NUMBER 172S9617, WAS AT NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT (KF45) ON JUNE 26, 2012 AT ABOUT 1630 HOURS LOCAL TIME, TO PERFORM FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WHERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 26. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO SWITCH RUNWAYS TO RUNWAY 31 TO PRACTICE CROSSWIND LANDINGS. APPROACH AND LANDING FOR THE TOUCH AND GO WAS FINE, APPLICATION OF POWER TO AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO FINE, AFTER LIFTING OFF THE RUNWAY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FELT A GUST OF WIND PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT THE WIND WAS TOO STRONG AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK. AIRCRAFT RESTED UPSIDE DOWN OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. CREW WAS UNHARMED AND EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT. KF45 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS; BAROMETER 29.70, DENSITY ALTITUDE 2200, WIND 200 AT 19, GUSTING 32, VISIBILITY 10, 4300 SCATTERED, TEMPERATURE 32C, SOURCE: KF45 AWOS.
NTSB investigation
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