20211231021569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Mojave, CA · December 31, 2021

Date: December 31, 2021 · 14:00 local
Place: Mojave, CA
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N89084
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA070
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 63 total61 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N89084Registration cancelled Mar 22, 2023 · Cessna 152S/N 15282623 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Pilot flew into the Mojave airport in the morning, around 0900 LCL. The winds then were westerly, gusting to 18 KTS. When departing at 1400 LCL the winds had increased significantly, K9L2 25027G32.

The pilot had just started taxing to runway 26 on taxiway c, when a gust of wind from the back of the aircraft picked up the tail and flipped the airplane over on its back. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLEW INTO THE MOJAVE AIRPORT IN THE MORNING, AROUND 0900 LCL. THE WINDS THEN WERE WESTERLY, GUSTING TO 18 KTS. WHEN DEPARTING AT 1400 LCL THE WINDS HAD INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, K9L2 25027G32.

THE PILOT HAD JUST STARTED TAXING TO RUNWAY 26 ON TAXIWAY C, WHEN A GUST OF WIND FROM THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT PICKED UP THE TAIL AND FLIPPED THE AIRPLANE OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR22LA070Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMojave, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an encounter with a wind gust during taxi.Dec 31, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N89084 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19990310002249ATakeoff Ground Roll · South St Paul, MNAcft encountered a croswind on landing and flipped over. Other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 10, 1999, at 1630 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N89084, operated by a student pilot collided with the terrain during a takeoff roll on runway 16…Mar 10, 1999 · Substantial damage Incident 19810225016069IForced Landing · Eden Prairie, MNStudent pilot ran out of fuel due to placard error on fuel tank capacity.Feb 25, 1981 · Minor damage