- Date
- April 11, 1988, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7116GCessna 172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880411010159A
- Case key
- 22632
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The high-wing, tricycle gear airplane was taxiing out in winds gusting to 29 knots from about 320 degrees. While the airplane was heading 250 degrees, it was overturned to the inverted position. Owner's manual does not list any restrictions for maximum crosswinds for taxi operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7116G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17258816
- Airframe hours
- 1,458
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Westheimers Flyers, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Westheimers Flyers, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 22, 1988
- Destination
- 5TA4 · Fulshear, TX
- Airport
- IAH · International
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 430 total · 233 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 16 knots, gusting 29
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAH
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.