- Date
- August 27, 1987, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- St. Joseph, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9065TCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870827048629A
- Case key
- 7507
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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.
Analysis
The plt took off from an arpt that was aprx 27 mi west of his destn. After takeoff, he rcvd an inflt wx briefing & flew north of a line of thunderstorms (tstms). Before lndg at the destn, he noted tstm activity south of the arpt, but contd the apch & lndd. While taxiing to the tie-down area after lndg, a gust of wind blew the acft over. The wind was rprtd to be gusting to 45 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9065T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182-52965
- Airframe hours
- 2,000
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dr. Len Van Horne
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 28, 1987
- Departed
- Savannah, TN
- Airport
- Pvt, runway 18, 3,400 × ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 80 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 20 knots, gusting 45
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.