What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot privacy data omitted PIC of Cessna 172 N7450X was flying from kold to 3B1 VFR. PIC got weather briefing from kbgr before departing kold and also looked up the weather on foreflight via ipad before departing from kold. Pilot recalls knowing the winds were 320 at 14 gust 26 and expected a bumpy ride. Pilot indiacated all went well no issues a bit rough but nothing alarming. Upon approach pilot checked the automated weather to confirm the winds and they had not changed. Pilot landed the plane on runway 32 and had a direct head wind no issues. Pilot taxied down rwy 32 to the intersection of rwy 3-21. Then took a right turn onto rwy 3 which created a quartering headwind from the left. Pilot stated, I used standard taxiing corrective measures which are to keep elevator in neutral position and turn yoke to the left which positioned aileron up. Aircraft went about 150 feet and felt a big gust of wind which lifted the left wing. At this point the plane rolled up on the right wing and propeller started hitting the pavement. Another gust hit which push/lifted the plane to edge of the runway at an increased rate of speed. When the front wheel hit the extremely hard compact snow it flipped the plane over on its back. PIC was the only person in the plane. End.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PIC OF CESSNA 172 N7450X WAS FLYING FROM KOLD TO 3B1 VFR. PIC GOT WEATHER BRIEFING FROM KBGR BEFORE DEPARTING KOLD AND ALSO LOOKED UP THE WEATHER ON FOREFLIGHT VIA IPAD BEFORE DEPARTING FROM KOLD. PILOT RECALLS KNOWING THE WINDS WERE 320 AT 14 GUST 26 AND EXPECTED A BUMPY RIDE. PILOT INDIACATED ALL WENT WELL NO ISSUES A BIT ROUGH BUT NOTHING ALARMING. UPON APPROACH PILOT CHECKED THE AUTOMATED WEATHER TO CONFIRM THE WINDS AND THEY HAD NOT CHANGED. PILOT LANDED THE PLANE ON RUNWAY 32 AND HAD A DIRECT HEAD WIND NO ISSUES. PILOT TAXIED DOWN RWY 32 TO THE INTERSECTION OF RWY 3-21. THEN TOOK A RIGHT TURN ONTO RWY 3 WHICH CREATED A QUARTERING HEADWIND FROM THE LEFT. PILOT STATED, I USED STANDARD TAXIING CORRECTIVE MEASURES WHICH ARE TO KEEP ELEVATOR IN NEUTRAL POSITION AND TURN YOKE TO THE LEFT WHICH POSITIONED AILERON UP. AIRCRAFT WENT ABOUT 150 FEET AND FELT A BIG GUST OF WIND WHICH LIFTED THE LEFT WING. AT THIS POINT THE PLANE ROLLED UP ON THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER STARTED HITTING THE PAVEMENT. ANOTHER GUST HIT WHICH PUSH/LIFTED THE PLANE TO EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AT AN INCREASED RATE OF SPEED. WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HIT THE EXTREMELY HARD COMPACT SNOW IT FLIPPED THE PLANE OVER ON ITS BACK. PIC WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE PLANE. END.
NTSB investigation
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