- Date
- April 4, 1982, 11:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Westcliffe, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1297UCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820404012629A
- Case key
- 73015
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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.
Nose over
Weather condition - unfavorable windCause
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Wind information - misjudgedCause
Analysis
The pilot stated he was taxiing for takeoff when the wind lifted the tail of the aircraft and it nosed over. The wind was reported at 250 degrees, at 15 to 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1297U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266991
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Rainbow Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- James B And Julia Dodrill
- Departed
- 29V · Westcliffe, CO
- Destination
- COS · Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport
- 29V · Valley, runway 27, 4,200 × 100 ft, gravel
N1297URegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2018 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 108 total · 108 in this make and model · 106 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.