What happened
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On September 1, 2022, instructor pilot was in the left seat of a Diamond aircraft DA-42 providing instructional flight for a commercial student pilot in the right seat. After checking weather, the pilot and copilot entered the DA-42 and taxied the aircraft to taxiway 07 at Orlando Executive Airport (orl). The pilot and copilot started the pre-takeoff checks and during that time they experienced the weather quickly declinded, bringing strong wind gust and rain. They decided to stay on the taxi way instead of proceeding with the flight and did not feel it was safe to taxi back to the ramp. The wind gusts moved quickly and the tower was not able to see the aircraft or receive any response on the radio from the flight crew. The airport operations personnel drove to taxiway A07, the crew's last reported location and operations personnel found the aircraft turned upsidown. The left seat crew member was seriously injured, trying to depart the aircraft and the right seat student pilot remained buckled in the seat and unable to move.
The instructor pilot stated in the accident report form (6120.1) that visibility had dropped to zero and it was unsafe to try to move the aircraft from the holding location A07 and wind gust at 60MPH lifted the left wing flipping the aircraft right and the instructor pilot attempted to cut engine power and did not remember anything after until lying on the ground, trapped in the aircraft and struggling to get out when airport operations arrived.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2022, INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT OF A DIAMOND AIRCRAFT DA-42 PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR A COMMERCIAL STUDENT PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT. AFTER CHECKING WEATHER, THE PILOT AND COPILOT ENTERED THE DA-42 AND TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO TAXIWAY 07 AT ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (ORL). THE PILOT AND COPILOT STARTED THE PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKS AND DURING THAT TIME THEY EXPERIENCED THE WEATHER QUICKLY DECLINDED, BRINGING STRONG WIND GUST AND RAIN. THEY DECIDED TO STAY ON THE TAXI WAY INSTEAD OF PROCEEDING WITH THE FLIGHT AND DID NOT FEEL IT WAS SAFE TO TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP. THE WIND GUSTS MOVED QUICKLY AND THE TOWER WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT OR RECEIVE ANY RESPONSE ON THE RADIO FROM THE FLIGHT CREW. THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL DROVE TO TAXIWAY A07, THE CREW'S LAST REPORTED LOCATION AND OPERATIONS PERSONNEL FOUND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED UPSIDOWN. THE LEFT SEAT CREW MEMBER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, TRYING TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT SEAT STUDENT PILOT REMAINED BUCKLED IN THE SEAT AND UNABLE TO MOVE.
THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED IN THE ACCIDENT REPORT FORM (6120.1) THAT VISIBILITY HAD DROPPED TO ZERO AND IT WAS UNSAFE TO TRY TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE HOLDING LOCATION A07 AND WIND GUST AT 60MPH LIFTED THE LEFT WING FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CUT ENGINE POWER AND DID NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER UNTIL LYING ON THE GROUND, TRAPPED IN THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUGGLING TO GET OUT WHEN AIRPORT OPERATIONS ARRIVED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.