- Date
- May 8, 1982, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mojave, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5111ECessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820508014499A
- Case key
- 71741
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While the pilot was boarding the aircraft, 2 linemen were holding the wings down. During taxi, the pilot was having difficulty controlling the aircraft. As the aircraft was turning to the runway heading, the wind raised the right wing, the spinning prop hit the runway and the aircraft flipped over. During the weather briefing, the wind was reported at 27KNOTS, gusting to 40 knots. The airport was closed after the accident. Blowing sand also reduced visibility to about 200FEET during gusts. A T-33 pilot canceled his flight because of blowing sand.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5111E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271716
- Airframe hours
- 2,169
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Long Beach Flyers, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Long Beach Flyers, Inc.
- Departed
- EDW · Mojave, CA
- Destination
- Long Beach, CA
- Airport
- EDW · Edwards Air Force Base, runway 22, concrete
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 320 total · 32 in this make and model · 206 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 27 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 149 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EDW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.