What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 8, 2017 at approximately 1500 LCL while on the landing rollout on runway 26 at Black River Falls Area Airport (kbck), N9664Q a CE-172M departed the right side of the runway and flipped upside down. The two people onboard, the pilot and passenger were uninjured.
At the time of the accident the METAR for Black River Falls Area reported: kbck 081855Z auto 17009G17KT 150V210 10SM clr 25/09 A2964 rmk AO2 T02450085. Maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity from the POH is 15 knots.
The pilot states ?we were crabbing coming into runway 26, I had flaps at 20 degrees, about 65 knots full left rudder and ailerons to the left to compensate the wind. We landed on the left tire first as I was holding left aileron, and all of a sudden it was like a huge gust of wind took the plane and just threw it to the right and picked it up from behind. The prop struck the runway and I pulled back to keep from tipping over I pulled all the way back on the yoke to keep it from tipping forward but it flipped it upside down.?
Pictures taken on scene indicate marks on the runway which correspond with a prop strike and ground scarring off the side of the runway indicate where a possible nosegear dug into soft sand. Pictures of the aircraft are indicative of substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 8, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LCL WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 26 AT BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA AIRPORT (KBCK), N9664Q A CE-172M DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE TWO PEOPLE ONBOARD, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.
AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE METAR FOR BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA REPORTED: KBCK 081855Z AUTO 17009G17KT 150V210 10SM CLR 25/09 A2964 RMK AO2 T02450085. MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND VELOCITY FROM THE POH IS 15 KNOTS.
THE PILOT STATES ?WE WERE CRABBING COMING INTO RUNWAY 26, I HAD FLAPS AT 20 DEGREES, ABOUT 65 KNOTS FULL LEFT RUDDER AND AILERONS TO THE LEFT TO COMPENSATE THE WIND. WE LANDED ON THE LEFT TIRE FIRST AS I WAS HOLDING LEFT AILERON, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS LIKE A HUGE GUST OF WIND TOOK THE PLANE AND JUST THREW IT TO THE RIGHT AND PICKED IT UP FROM BEHIND. THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND I PULLED BACK TO KEEP FROM TIPPING OVER I PULLED ALL THE WAY BACK ON THE YOKE TO KEEP IT FROM TIPPING FORWARD BUT IT FLIPPED IT UPSIDE DOWN.?
PICTURES TAKEN ON SCENE INDICATE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY WHICH CORRESPOND WITH A PROP STRIKE AND GROUND SCARRING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INDICATE WHERE A POSSIBLE NOSEGEAR DUG INTO SOFT SAND. PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT ARE INDICATIVE OF SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.