# NTSB ATL90LA085: Cessna 172K, N7275G, Columbus, OH, March 22, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 22, 1990, 16:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Coordinates: 39.94976, -82.930076 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9498&lon=-82.9301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 8222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL90LA085
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8222/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA085

## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS:  THE ADVERSE WIND CONDITION.

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, taxi - to takeoff
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT ELECTED TO FLY, THOUGH THE WIND WAS STRONG & GUSTY.  HE RPRTD THAT AS HE WAS TAXIING NORTH TO RWY 28L, A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE TAIL OF THE ACFT, THEN IT NOSED OVER.  THE 1650 EST WIND AT THE ARPT WAS FROM 220 DEG AT 17 GUSTING 28 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7275G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7275G-1992-09-15), registration cancelled 1992-09-15, S/N 17258975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17258975
- Airframe hours: 2510
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Olde Towne Flyers, Inc
- Registered owner: Olde Towne Flyers, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, May 24, 1989, 32 hours before
- Destination: RZK, CHILLICOTHE, OH
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: CMH, Port Columbus Intl, runway 28L, 10,701 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; flight instructor, commercial, flight engineer, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 4,690 total, 978 in this make and model, 2,961 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 17 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,100 ft broken
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CMH

## 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 19900322005319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900322005319A), Mar 22, 1990: Cessna 172K, Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Taxied for takeoff in strong surface winds. Was blown over by winds on tail of aircraft.

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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