# NTSB CHI84LA172: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N5184M, Winona, MN, May 1, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 1, 1984, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Winona, MN
- Coordinates: 44.040901, -91.649452 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0409&lon=-91.6495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA172
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12596/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA172

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, taxi - from landing

## Analysis

AFTER LANDING, THE PLT WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO THE TAXIWAY WHEN THE WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND TAIL OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5184M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5184M), registered now, S/N 10484, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 10484
- Airframe hours: 2117
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Frederic M Gleiter
- Registered owner: Myron G Gleiter
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 25, 1984
- Airport: ONA, Winona, runway 29, 5,200 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 175 total, 128 in this make and model, 133 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 16 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LSE, 23 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 19840501016429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840501016429A), May 1, 1984: Tcraft BC12D, Winona, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft was blown over by strong wind while turning crosswind off the runway after landing.

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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