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FAA incident report · Cessna 182D · Atqasuk, AK · March 22, 2019

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Date
March 22, 2019 · 19:45 local
Place
Atqasuk, AK
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8849X
Reported as
Cessna 182D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total300 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N8849XRegistered now · Cessna 182DS/N 18253249 · Built 1961Airframe modelCessna 182DEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Approximately 1800 local the owner checked on plane and shoveled drifted snow from tiedown area, then began a check for drifts on the taxiway and runway. He wanted to ensure there were no drifts that would stop him from taking off if the weather cleared. The weather was approx. wind at 30KTS at 050 and ceiling of 600. Walked from the tiedown area and checked the apron and taxiway, then walked approx. 500 feet down 06 from the taxiway and saw no drifts. He headed back to the airplane and warmed up the engine. Rather than walking out in the wind and snow decided to taxi out to the full length of runway 06 as he had only checked the last few hundred feet. The wx was still 1/4 mile and I had no intention of flight. Nearing the end of the taxiway he encountered a small drift that caused the airplane to nose down a bit and the wind picked up the tail and flipped the airplane over onto the edge of the taxiway. This was approx. 1945. Only the pilot was on board and there were no witnesses at the airport. He reported the incident to FAA reporting line and NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL THE OWNER CHECKED ON PLANE AND SHOVELED DRIFTED SNOW FROM TIEDOWN AREA, THEN BEGAN A CHECK FOR DRIFTS ON THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY. HE WANTED TO ENSURE THERE WERE NO DRIFTS THAT WOULD STOP HIM FROM TAKING OFF IF THE WEATHER CLEARED. THE WEATHER WAS APPROX. WIND AT 30KTS AT 050 AND CEILING OF 600. WALKED FROM THE TIEDOWN AREA AND CHECKED THE APRON AND TAXIWAY, THEN WALKED APPROX. 500 FEET DOWN 06 FROM THE TAXIWAY AND SAW NO DRIFTS. HE HEADED BACK TO THE AIRPLANE AND WARMED UP THE ENGINE. RATHER THAN WALKING OUT IN THE WIND AND SNOW DECIDED TO TAXI OUT TO THE FULL LENGTH OF RUNWAY 06 AS HE HAD ONLY CHECKED THE LAST FEW HUNDRED FEET. THE WX WAS STILL 1/4 MILE AND I HAD NO INTENTION OF FLIGHT. NEARING THE END OF THE TAXIWAY HE ENCOUNTERED A SMALL DRIFT THAT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE DOWN A BIT AND THE WIND PICKED UP THE TAIL AND FLIPPED THE AIRPLANE OVER ONTO THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY. THIS WAS APPROX. 1945. ONLY THE PILOT WAS ON BOARD AND THERE WERE NO WITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO FAA REPORTING LINE AND NTSB.