# NTSB BFO91LA043: Cessna 172H, N3781F, Morehead, KY, April 9, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 9, 1991, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Morehead, KY
- Coordinates: 38.189296, -83.440284 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1893&lon=-83.4403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO91LA043
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11672/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA043

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF HIS AIRCRAFT IN EXCEEDINGLY HIGH WIND CONDITIONS.

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, taxi - from landing
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather evaluation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED HE HAD JUST LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AND STARTED A LEFT TURN TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY.  HE ALSO ADDED THAT SURFACE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 230 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS AND THE RUNWAY WAS WET. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED, IT FIRST TIPPED ON ITS NOSE TO LEFT AND THEN ROLLED INVERTED, LANDING 30 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3781F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3781F), registered now, S/N 17255276, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17255276
- Airframe hours: 1376
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Roger Wend
- Registered owner: Roger Wend
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 1990, 28 hours before
- Departed: OKZ, SANDERVILLE, GA
- Airport: 132, Morehead-Rowan, runway 23, 2,600 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 460 total, 255 in this make and model, 430 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 30 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LEX, 35 nm away

## 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 19910409009759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409009759A), Apr 9, 1991: Cessna 172H, Morehead, KY, Substantial damage. Blown over by severe gusty surface wind while taxiing to ramp.

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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