- Date
- October 22, 1995, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pryor, OK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2848UCessna 172D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19951022033649A
- Case key
- 19694
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Probable cause
The high wind and the pilot's poor judgment in attempting the flight.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While executing a turn to taxi on the runway for departure, a gust of wind stood the airplane on its nose, left wing, and left main tire for approximately 10 minutes. The pilot and his two passengers evacuated the airplane and attempted to no avail to secure the airplane to prevent it from going over to the inverted position. A subsequent gust of wind pushed the airplane to the inverted position. The winds at an airport 22 miles west of the accident location were reported from 180 degrees at 24 knots, gusting to 31 knots. The pilot stated that he received a weather briefing one hour prior to the accident.
Factual narrative
On October 22, 1995, at 1500 central daylight time, a Cessna 172D, N2848U, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while taxiing for takeoff near Pryor, Oklahoma. The private pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The airplane was being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The proposed cross country flight to Ada, Oklahoma, was originating at the time of the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight for which a flight plan was not filed.
According to the pilot, the airplane was taxied on the east-west taxiway for a Runway 17 departure from the Mid-America Industrial Airport. While executing a turn to taxi onto the runway, "a gust of wind stood the airplane on its nose, left wing, and left main tire," for approximately 10 minutes. The pilot and his two passengers evacuated the airplane and attempted to no avail to set the aircraft back on the ground or secure it to prevent it from going over to the inverted position. A subsequent gust of wind pushed the airplane to the inverted position, where it came to rest.
The fuselage was buckled, both wings were wrinkled, and the vertical stabilizer sustained structural damage. At the time of the accident, the winds in Tulsa, Oklahoma, (22 miles to the west of the accident site) were reported from 180 degrees at 24 knots, gusting to 31 knots.
The pilot, who was certificated as a private pilot on March 23, 1995, stated that he received a weather briefing an hour prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2848U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17250448
- Engine
- Continental O-300-C, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth & Denise Lamp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- H71
- Destination
- ADH · Ada, OK
- Airport
- H71 · Mid-America Industrial, runway 17, 4,002 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 95 total · 30 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 24 knots, gusting 31
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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