- Date
- March 2, 1996, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ankeny, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8626BCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960302003469A
- Case key
- 10202
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Probable cause
the pilot's poor judgment in attempting flight operations in the existing wind condition, and the high gusting wind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported the winds were from 290 degrees at 22 knots gusting to 26. He back-taxied toward the south planning to take off on runway 36. He held the ailerons to the right and the elevators down. He turned to the right to perform a runup, as 'the right wing was about right angle to the wind out of 290 degrees, a strong gust of wind picked up the right wing....' The airplane nosed over off of the edge of the runway.
Factual narrative
On March 2, 1996, at 1230 central standard time, a Cessna 172, N8626B, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during taxi in Ankeny, Iowa. The private pilot reported no injuries. The business flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 with a planned destination of Iowa City, Iowa. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.
The pilot reported the winds were from 290 degrees at 22 gusting to 26 miles per hour. He back taxied toward the south planning to takeoff on runway 36. He held the ailerons to the right and the elevators down. He turned to the right to perform a runup, as "the right wing was about right angle to the wind out of 290 degrees, a strong gust of wind picked up the right wing... ." The airplane nosed over off of the edge of the runway.
Post accident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of flight control malfunction. The right wing and lift strut were bent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8626B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36326
- Airframe hours
- 2,226
- Engine
- Continental O-300A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wayne G. Zeigler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 5, 1995 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- IKV
- Destination
- IFA · Iowa Falls, IA
- Airport
- IKV · Ankeny Regional
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
- 71
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,725 total · 837 in this make and model · 1,171 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 22 knots, gusting 31
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 23 °F, dew point 1 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IKV
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 N8626B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.