# NTSB LAX93LA156: Cessna 182F, N3211U, Chandler, AZ, March 19, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 18, 1993, 19:15 local (Mar 19, 1993, 02:15 UTC)
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.239654, -111.780746 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2397&lon=-111.7807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX93LA156
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27948/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA156

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS WHILE TAXIING.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, taxi - from landing
  - weather condition - gusts (cause)
  - weather evaluation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT SAID HE INTENDED TO PERFORM SOME NIGHT PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDING AT THE AIRPORT. HE SAID THAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY HAD BEEN NORMAL AND THE WINDS AT THE AIRPORT WHEN HE ARRIVED WERE CALM. DURING THE DOWNWIND AND BASE LEGS OF THE FIRST TRAFFIC PATTERN THE PILOT SAID THAT HE OBSERVED 'DUST BEING KICKED UP TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE AIRPORT.' HE REPORTED THAT THE FIRST SIGN OF TURBULENCE BEGAN ON FINAL, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT HE BECAME AWARE OF GUSTY SURFACE WINDS AND DECIDED TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER LANDING AND WHILE TAXIING TO HIS PARKING SPOT, A SUDDEN AND VERY STRONG GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OVER ONTO ITS BACK. GROUND WITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT REPORTED OBSERVING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE GENERAL AREA AND THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT A STRONG GUST OF WIND SWEPT OVER THE AIRPORT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3211U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3211U-1995-04-04), registration cancelled 1995-04-04, S/N 18254611 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18254611
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James N. Fordemwalt
- Registered owner: James N. Fordemwalt
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 25, 1992
- Departed: P10
- Destination: P10
- Airport: P10, Chandler Muni, runway 22, 4,700 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 989 total, 625 in this make and model, 953 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 320° at 30 knots, gusting 70
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19930318005649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930318005649A), Mar 18, 1993: Cessna 182F, Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Wind picked up suddenly from thunderstorms in area. Landed but was blown over after stopping on taxiway.

## Other investigations on N3211U (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW76FPG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPG44), Mar 5, 1976: Cessna 182 (N3211U), Dumas, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75DPG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG35), Mar 1, 1975: Cessna 182 (N3211U), Gould, AR, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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