# NTSB BFO92LA105: Piper PA-28-161, N8432R, Dayton, OH, July 16, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1992, 15:17 local (19:17 UTC)
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Location: 39.7589° N, 84.1916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7589&lon=-84.1916&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO92LA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11822/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA105

## Probable cause

AN ENCOUNTER WITH A STRONG WIND GUST WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND NOSE OVER.

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with weather, taxi
  - weather condition - thunderstorm (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (cause)
  - aircraft control - not possible (contributing factor)
- Nose over, taxi - from landing

## Analysis

THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE TAXIING AFTER LANDING WHEN THEY ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME INCLUDED THUNDERSTORMS AND WINDS AT 28 KNOTS GUSTING TO 57 KNOTS. THE WEATHER HAD CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM 5 MINUTES EARLIER WHEN THE WINDS WERE 11 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8432R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8432R-1994-07-19), registration cancelled 1994-07-19, S/N 288116311 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-8116311
- Airframe hours: 1723
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D36 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Wright Patterson Afb Aero Club
- Registered owner: Wright Patterson Afb Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 28, 1992, 77 hours before
- Airport: Wright Patterson

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 72; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 3,620 total, 1,397 in this make and model, 3,206 as pilot in command, 59 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 28 knots, gusting 57
- Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FFO, 999 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 19920716025749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920716025749A), Jul 16, 1992: Piper PA28161, Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. Thunderstorm gust hit field as aircraft turned off on taxiway after landing. Aircraft blown over on its back.

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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