# NTSB ATL01LA111: Cessna 172N, N19SC, Sarasota, FL, September 14, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 14, 2001, 09:28 local (13:28 UTC) - Place: Sarasota, FL - Coordinates: 27.309846, -82.520027 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3098&lon=-82.5200&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 28, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 53490 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL01LA111 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53490/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA111 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper in-flight decision to land at an airport with high wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control on the ground during taxi operations and subsequent nose over of the airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with weather, taxi - from landing - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor) - Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing - Nose over, taxi - from landing ## Analysis After landing on runway 32 and taxiing clear of the runway, the airplane nosed over inverted during gusty, high winds.The airplane was positioned on a taxiway oriented 040 degrees magnetic when the event occurred. Winds were reported from 320 degrees magnetic at 34 knots gusting to 46 knots at 0932. The maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity for the airplane, according to its Information Manual, is 15 knots. Examination of the airplane revealed damage to the propeller, wings, and wing struts. ## Factual narrative On September 14, 2001, at 0928 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N19SC, registered to Air East Services LLC and operated by the commercial pilot, nosed over inverted while taxiing from landing at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport in Sarasota, Florida. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with an IFR flight plan filed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was not injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated at the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, at 0630. The pilot completed an ILS approach to runway 32 with a normal touchdown and landing roll. While taxiing clear of the runway, a gust of wind was encountered and the airplane flipped inverted. According to a diagram provided by the pilot, the airplane was positioned on a taxiway oriented 040 degrees magnetic when the event occurred. The pilot reported obtaining an outlook briefing from a flight service station the night before departing, obtaining a standard briefing via computer the morning of the departure, and the ATIS information for the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport prior to arrival. A review of recorded weather observation data at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport revealed winds were reported from 320 degrees magnetic at 34 knots gusting to 46 knots at 0932. A review of the Information Manual for the Cessna 172 revealed the maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity for the airplane is 15 knots. Examination of the airplane revealed damage to the propeller, wings, and wing struts. ## Aircraft - Registration: N19SC (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172N - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172 73550 - Airframe hours: 4960 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Air East Services LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 29, 2001, 62 hours before - Departed: PDK, Atlanta, GA - Destination: SRQ, Sarasota, FL - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: SRQ, Sarasota-Bradenton, runway 32, 7,003 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review June 18, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 3,323 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 3,102 as pilot in command, 75 in the last 90 days, 29 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 34 knots, gusting 46 - Visibility: 1 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft broken - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.29 inHg - Observed at: SRQ ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010914027829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010914027829A), Sep 14, 2001: Cessna 172N, Sarasota-Braden, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Departed peachtree - dekalb airport (pdk) on an IFR part 91 flight to Sarasota - Bradenton airport (ksrq) at 0545 local time. Arrived at ksrq and after… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.