- Date
- August 2, 1987, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Belleville, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N96593Cessna 172Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870802047389A
- Case key
- 13807
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Although the plt saw a dark wx area apch the arpt he elected to shoot a touch and go before terminating the flt. After touchdown and during taxi twr advised wind was 270 degrees at 40 KTS. The pilot continued taxi to the south and the wind nosed the acft down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96593
- Reported as
- Cessna 172Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17276092
- Airframe hours
- 1,473
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dj Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Dj Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 11, 1987
- Departed
- YIP · Belleville, MI
- Airport
- YIP · Yipsilanti
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 17
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 86 total · 2 in this make and model · 30 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YIP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N96593 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.