- Date
- February 20, 1985, 12:37 local (20:37 UTC)
- Place
- Mojave, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1112FCessna 172G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850220003699A
- Case key
- 24658
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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.
On ground/water encounter with weather
Weather condition - gustsFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Weather condition - high windFactor
Judgment - poorCause
Nose over
Analysis
Prior to landing the plt was advised of wind gusts as high as 68 KTS. Plt landed & while taxiing to the ramp a gust of wind was experienced which blew the acft over to an inverted position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1112F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17254707
- Airframe hours
- 2,400
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dutch Holland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OXR · Oxnardn, CA
- Destination
- MHV · Mojave, CA
- Airport
- MHV · Mojave, runway 30, 9,600 × 200 ft, asphalt
N1112FRegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2011 · Cessna 172GAirframe modelCessna 172GEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 270 total · 50 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 14 knots, gusting 68
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EDW, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.