- Date
- November 26, 1983, 11:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Portales, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5212DCessna 180A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831126059079A
- Case key
- 21221
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had made a successful landing in an unimproved wheat field. The acft had stopped & as the plt was making a 180 deg turn back the wind caught a wing causing the acft to nose over onto its back. The plt stated that during the turn the right main gear rolled into a furrow causing the nose to dip just before the wind caught the upwind wing. Wind was gusting 25 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5212D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 50110
- Airframe hours
- 9,405
- Engine
- Continental O-470K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James D. Weaver
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 24, 1983 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- Amarillo, TX
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,042 total · 888 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °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 N5212D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.