# NTSB CEN22LA155: Cessna 172K, N7199G, Plains, TX, March 22, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: March 22, 2022, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Plains, TX
- Coordinates: 33.218249, -102.82631
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2182&lon=-102.8263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi-from runway: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA155
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104836/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104836
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA155

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during taxi with a strong crosswind.

## Findings

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

- [Wind: high wind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172K, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055/cases.md?model=2072430), [All aircraft, 112 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055/cases.md)
- [Wind: high wind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172K, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055/cases.md?model=2072430), [All aircraft, 112 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034055/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172K, 33 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072430), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Taxi-from runway: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172K, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072430), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

After the landing the pilot stopped the airplane on the taxiway and noted that the airspeed indicator indicated almost 40 knots due to the wind. The pilot taxied the airplane toward the fuel pump with aileron crosswind correction and heard the stall warning horn sound. The wind lifted the right wing, so the pilot pulled the throttle to idle and applied the brakes. The left wing and propeller struck the ground as the wind continued to push the airplane across the ground. The left wing sustained substantial damage. After the pilot egressed, a gust of wing flipped the airplane inverted.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7199G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7199G-2022-12-03), registration cancelled 2022-12-03, S/N 17258899, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17258899
- Year built: 1969
- Airframe hours: 4532
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial observation, Part 91
- Operator: American Patriots Inc
- Registered owner: American Patriots Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, March 17, 2022, 24 hours before
- Departed: 7T7, Midland, TX
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: F98, Yoakum County Airport, runway 35, 3,924 × 60 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Handheld GPS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 20, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,468 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 1,407 as pilot in command, 182 in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 21 knots, gusting 34
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter: 30.08 inHg
- Observed at: KGNC, 34 nm away
- METAR: KGNC 221655Z AUTO 36021G34KT 4SM HZ CLR 08/M05 A3008 RMK AO2 T00821054

## 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 20220322004059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220322004059A), Mar 22, 2022: Cessna 172K, Plains, TX, Substantial damage. N7199G landed on runway 35 at F98 ( Yoakum County Airport) around 1200 CDT. The airplane exit the runway to the west then turn to the right (north) and stopped…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 19, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104836. 62.2 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 61.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13591824&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Signed_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 818 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13591170&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf

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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