# NTSB CEN09CA044: Cessna 172M, N333AE, Carroll, IA, October 26, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 26, 2008, 14:26 local (19:26 UTC)
- Place: Carroll, IA
- Coordinates: 42.046112, -94.788887 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0461&lon=-94.7889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi-to runway: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 2008
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69370/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA044

## Probable cause

The improper preflight planning/decision made by the pilot in attempting a taxi in high wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the winds.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md)
- [Wind: high wind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 112 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Taxi-to runway: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot had rented the airplane from the operator and arrived at Arthur N Neu Airport (CIN) earlier in the day. The pilot was taxiing the airplane to the runway for departure when the airplane flipped over due to high winds and sustained substantial damage. The pilot and passenger were uninjured.

## Factual narrative

The pilot had rented the airplane from the operator and arrived at Arthur N Neu Airport (CIN) earlier in the day. The pilot was taxiing the airplane to the runway for departure when the airplane flipped over due to high winds and sustained substantial damage. The pilot and passenger were uninjured.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N333AE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M (17263162)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17263162
- Engines: Lyc O-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jet Air Inc
- Registered owner: Jet Air Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed: CIN, Carroll, IA
- Destination: BRL, Burlington, IA
- Airport: CIN, Arthur N Neu Airport, runway 31, 5,500 × 100 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 11, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 146 total, 33 in this make and model, 109 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 34 knots, gusting 43
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Observed at: CIN

## 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 20081026851079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081026851079A), Oct 26, 2008: Cessna 172M, Carroll, IA, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft was taxiing for takeoff and encountered strong wind gusts. Pilot reported quartering tail wind and caused aircraft to overturn.

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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