# NTSB CHI01LA040: Cessna 150K, N562GS, Minot, ND, November 18, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 18, 2000, 16:05 local (22:05 UTC) - Place: Minot, ND - Coordinates: 48.229488, -101.290061 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2295&lon=-101.2901&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 23, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50669 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA040 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50669/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA040 ## Probable cause the student pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control on the ground. Factors relating to the accident were the high winds, the slush-covered taxiway, the snowbank, inadequate preflight planning by the flight instructor, and the instructor pilot's failure to take remedial action. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with weather, taxi - to takeoff - aircraft control - inadequate, dual student (cause) - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor) - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - slush covered (contributing factor) - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbank (contributing factor) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) - remedial action - not performed, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) ## Analysis The instructor pilot said that the "winds reported on prebrief were 290 [degrees] at 24 [knots]. She said that they were given taxi instructions to runway 31 at the Minot International Airport, "[taxiway] f, R/W (runway) 8, R (right) on [taxiway] c", and "after turning R (right), keep left on [the] T/W (taxiway). The instructor pilot said that after executing the instructions, "slush was encountered on the left side. That, coupled with a sudden increase in wind speed - gust, made the airplane skid to the left ... The nose sank into a snow bank." As they were preparing to exit the airplane, the instructor pilot said, "the nose submerged further and the tail moved upwards progressively till the aircraft laid upside down." An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. At 1605 cst, the local weather observation at the Minot International Airport reported winds of 290 degrees at 24 knots. ## Factual narrative On November 18, 2000, at 1605 central standard time (cst), a Cessna 150K, N562GS, operated by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when it was flipped over in a crosswind while taxiing to runway 31 (7,493 feet by 150 feet, dry concrete) at the Minot International Airport, Minot, North Dakota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The instructor pilot and dual student on board the airplane reported no injuries. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. In her written statement, the instructor pilot said that the "winds reported on prebrief were 290 [degrees] at 24 [knots]." She said that they were given taxi instructions, "[taxiway] f, R/W (runway) 8, R (right) on [taxiway] c", and "after turning R (right), keep left on [the] T/W (taxiway)." The instructor pilot said that after executing the instructions, "slush was encountered on the left side. That, coupled with a sudden increase in wind speed - gust, made the A/C (aircraft) skid to the left ... The nose sank into a snow bank ... We were nose down for a couple of seconds." As they were preparing to exit the airplane, the instructor pilot said, "the nose submerged further and the tail moved upwards progressively till the A/C (aircraft) laid upside down." In his written statement, the student pilot said that while turning on to taxiway "c", he put in wind corrections for a right tailwind and made his turn to the left side of the taxiway. The student pilot said that a gust of wind pushed the airplane off of the taxiway. The left main and nose gear were off the prepared surface. "We proceeded to shut down the engine and another gust of wind flipped the plane over." A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane at Minot International Airport. Both wings were bent aft at the roots. The airplane's fuselage showed numerous bends and wrinkles. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the airplane's engine, engine controls, and other systems revealed no anomalies. At 1605 cst, the local weaather observation at the Minot International Airport reported winds of 290 degrees at 24 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N562GS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N562GS), registered now, S/N 15071509, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150K - Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15071509 - Engines: Continental O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Curtis Flying Service, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 14, 2000 - Departed: MOT - Airport: MOT, Minot International Arpt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 21; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 505 total, 400 in this make and model, 420 as pilot in command, 95 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 24 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken - Temperature: 95 °F, dew point 95 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: MOT, 1 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 20001118040039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001118040039A), Nov 18, 2000: Cessna 150K, Minot, ND, No damage. (-23)On November 18, 2000 at 305PM local time N562GS a C-150 operated by a commerical pilot sustained substantial damage after the wind blew it off the taxiway… 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.