- Date
- March 27, 1985, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Show Low, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3757LCessna 172G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850327009539A
- Case key
- 24685
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Instructor plt stated that prior to departure for Show Low he called the fixed base operator at Show Low and learned the winds were currently from 190 to 200 degrees a 20 T0 30 knots. He and his student departed and upon arriving in the Show Low area learned that the winds were now from 180 to 210 degrees at 30 to 50 knots. He performed the landing and during roll out wind lifted the right wing flipping the aircraft over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3757L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17253926
- Airframe hours
- 1,655
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Benedetti
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · August 10, 1984 · 83 hours before
- Departed
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Airport
- SOW · Show Low Municipal, runway 21, 4,050 × ft, asphalt
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
- 49
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 900 total · 500 in this make and model · 850 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 30 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.