- Date
- March 13, 1982, 12:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Rockford, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2470PPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820313003979A
- Case key
- 72412
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Nose over
Weather condition - high windFactor
Proper assistance - not obtainedCause
Analysis
The pilot had taxied to runway 24. While making a turn to runup, the wind picked up the right wing and tail, and flipped the plane over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2470P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22 2845
- Airframe hours
- 2,482
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jack Bennett
- Registered owner
- Jack Bennett
- Departed
- Rockford, IL
- Destination
- Unknown
- Airport
- Greater Rockford, runway 24, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,997 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 1,900 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days · 19 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 40 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 117 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RFD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.