- Date
- December 20, 1991, 11:48 local (19:48 UTC)
- Place
- Point Mugu, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8572JCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911220057059A
- Case key
- 27519
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Probable cause
The pilot's disregard of the available wind information. Contributing to this accident was a high tail wind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
After receiving the automatic terminal information service that reported the surface wind from the northeast at 28 knots, the pilot nevertheless elected to taxi downwind towards the runway. Upon reaching the runway the pilot turned right to align the airplane with the runway. During the turn the wind lifted the empennage causing the airplane to nose over. The pilot reported that he was applying the flight controls in accordance with the pilot's operating handbook.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8572J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15066472
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Point Mugu Nas Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Levan, M & Olson, A
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 30, 1991
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- NTD · Point Mugu Nas, runway 27, 5,500 × 200 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
- 65
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,126 total · 2,263 in this make and model · 5,667 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 30 knots, gusting 43
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NTD, 1 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.