- Date
- March 12, 1983, 13:54 local (18:54 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Belvoir, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N42587Cessna 182L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 6032
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - high windFactor
Wind information - disregardedCause
Compensation for wind conditions - not possibleCause
Judgment - poorCause
Nose over
Analysis
The aircraft was being taxied to the runway for takeoff when it was overturned by the wind. Local weather station had issued a 'point warning' of winds at 25 KTS, gusting to 35 KTS. The aircraft was taxied from its protected place behind a hangar to an unprotected area where the wind blew it up on the right wing and prop until it nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42587
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1825902
- Airframe hours
- 1,947
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James Montgomery
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 25, 1983 · 16 hours before
- Destination
- BCB · Blacksburg, VA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 778 total · 723 in this make and model · 555 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 18 knots, gusting 31
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAA