# Accident 20211231021569A: Cessna 152, Mojave, CA, December 31, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2021, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0589° N, 118.1506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0589&lon=-118.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89084, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89084-2023-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 61 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211231021569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR22LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA070), Dec 31, 2021: Cessna 152 (N89084), Mojave, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an encounter with a wind gust during taxi.

## Other reports on N89084 (2)

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

- [Accident 19990310002249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990310002249A), Mar 10, 1999: Cessna 152 (N89084), South St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Acft 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,…
- [Incident 19810225016069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810225016069I), Feb 25, 1981: Cessna 152 (N89084), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Student pilot ran out of fuel due to placard error on fuel tank capacity.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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