# NTSB CEN09CA072: Cessna 172I, N35667, Osh Kosh, NE, November 14, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 14, 2008, 09:50 local (16:50 UTC) - Place: Osh Kosh, NE - Coordinates: 41.401111, -102.353614 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4011&lon=-102.3536&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 24, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 69491 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA072 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69491/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA072 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxing in strong winds. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172I, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072426), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172I, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072426), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172I, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072426), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The private pilot had just landed his single-engine airplane on Runway 30 and was taxing back on the runway in the opposite direction. He then made a 90 degree turn onto the taxiway when a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right. The airplane flipped over on to its back and sustained structural damage to both wings and the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane or engine. The wind was reported from 320 degrees at 32 knots, gusting to 43 knots. ## Factual narrative The private pilot had just landed his single-engine airplane on Runway 30 and was taxing back on the runway in the opposite direction. He then made a 90 degree turn onto the taxiway when a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the right and it flipped over on to its back. The airplane sustained structural damage to both wings and the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane or engine. The wind was reported from 320 degrees at 32 knots, gusting to 43 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N35667](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35667), registered now, S/N 17256895, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I - Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17256895 - Airframe hours: 3512 - Engines: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Gamby John E - Registered owner: Gamby John E - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 23, 2007 - Departed: CDR, Chadron, NE - Destination: OKS, Osh Kosh, NE - Airport: OKS, Garden County, runway 30, 4,699 × 60 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 29, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 1,127 total, 593 in this make and model, 946 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 32 knots, gusting 43 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: KSNY, 34 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 20081114851189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081114851189A), Nov 14, 2008: Cessna 172I, Oshkosh, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 14, 2008 at approximately 945 MST, the pilot of a Cessna 172, N35667, lost control of the aircraft while attempting to taxi to parking at the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.