# NTSB CHI96LA100: Cessna 172, N8626B, Ankeny, IA, March 2, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 2, 1996, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Ankeny, IA
- Coordinates: 41.720485, -93.5998 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7205&lon=-93.5998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 10202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA100
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10202/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA100

## Probable cause

the pilot's poor judgment in attempting flight operations in the existing wind condition, and the high gusting wind.

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, taxi - to takeoff
  - weather condition - high wind (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (cause)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8626B-1996-07-19), registration cancelled 1996-07-19, S/N 36326 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 36326
- Airframe hours: 2226
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 71; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19960302003469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960302003469A), Mar 2, 1996: Cessna 172, Iowa Falls, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was taxiing for takeoff when it encountered a crosswind and rolled over.

## Other investigations on N8626B (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW67D0661](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0661), May 26, 1967: Cessna 172 (N8626B), Van Buren, AR, substantial damage

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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