- Date
- May 27, 1987, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Upton, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2933CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870527025279A
- Case key
- 17234
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported completing a cross wind landing with strong gusts. While taxiing from landing, the wind lifted the acft from the right and it nosed over. The rwy used was 13, and the FBO reported winds as 210 degrees at 20 knots, gusting to 40 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2933C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30833
- Airframe hours
- 5,042
- Engine
- Continental O-470-J11, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lawrence Materi
- Registered owner
- Materi, Lawrence
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 26, 1986
- Departed
- ECS · Newcastle, WY
- Airport
- 83V · Upton, runway 13, 3,850 × 100 ft, gravel
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 144 total · 44 in this make and model · 105 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 20 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
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 N2933C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.