- Date
- December 24, 1992, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marshall, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8468NBeech V35A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921224051699A
- Case key
- 15641
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper aircraft handling during ground operation with a gusty tailwind.
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.
Analysis
The pilot landed on runway 20 in gusty wind conditions. At the end of the runway, he made a left turn onto the taxiway. He reported the wind began to push the aircraft on the ice-covered taxiway, until the '...tail of aircraft was directly into wind.' He stated: 'at this point aircraft stopped moving for just a few seconds then a large gust began to lift tail of plane up to point of prop ground contact.' The aircraft came to rest inverted. The pilot reported when the airplane began to skid, he applied the brakes. The pilot estimated winds out of 200 degrees at 20 knots, with gusts to 30 knots. A weather observation taken 26 minutes after the accident indicated winds out of 230 degrees at 35 knots, with gusts to 48 knots. The pilot reported 1548 hours total flight time, including 2.1 hours in the accident make and model aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8468N
- Reported as
- Beech V35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-8801
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Midwest Aviation Div. Of Sw Av
- Registered owner
- Midwest Aviation Div. Of Sw Av
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- MSP · Minneapolis, MN
- Airport
- MML · Marshall, runway 2, 3,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,548 total · 2 in this make and model · 1,548 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.