- Date
- January 14, 1988, 12:44 local (19:44 UTC)
- Place
- Casper, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1879PPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880114014059A
- Case key
- 17438
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The commercial plt was taxiing after landing during a fuel stop while on a long cross country flight. The plt landed on runway 21, a hard surface runway, 10,600 feet long by 150 feet wide. The winds were reported from 230 degrees at 22 knots, with gusts to 31 knots. After turning 90 degrees left to leave the runway, a strong gust of wind lifted the right wing and the aircraft nosed over. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No injury was sustained.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1879P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 184158
- Airframe hours
- 3,485
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Macartney, James M.
- Registered owner
- James M Macartney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 20, 1987
- Departed
- GXY · Greeley, CO
- Destination
- WRL · Worland, WY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CPR · Natrona County, runway 21, 10,600 × 150 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 383 total · 244 in this make and model · 310 as pilot in command · 71 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 22 knots, gusting 31
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CPR
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 N1879P · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.