# NTSB ATL82DA091: Cessna 172, N5510D, Chantilly, VA, April 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 4, 1982, 11:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place: Chantilly, VA
- Location: 38.9445° N, 77.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9445&lon=-77.4558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70192/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA091

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Roll over, taxi - from landing
  - weather condition - high wind (cause)
  - emergency procedure - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight into known adverse weather - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper assistance - not attained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT FLEW INTO AN AREA OF HIGH FORECAST WINDS AND ALTERED HIS DESTINATION AS A PRECAUTION. HOWEVER, HE FAILED TO ASK FOR OR TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AFTER LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OVER WHILE TAXIING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5510D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5510D-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N 17272588 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17272588
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Timothy Robinson
- Registered owner: Paul Robinson
- Departed: ITHACA, NY
- Destination: LEESBURG, VA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: IAD, Dulles Int'L, runway 30, 10,001 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 450 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 40 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Observed at: IAD

## 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 19820404013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820404013259A), Apr 4, 1982: Cessna 172N, Chantilly, VA, Substantial damage. Blown over by gusty 40-knot surface wind while taxiing after landing. Reported was not advised of wind.

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.

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