- Date
- February 17, 1982, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Opa Locka, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N757TYCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820217004529A
- Case key
- 72095
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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 doing touch and go landings the pilot observed a squall line approaching the airport. He proceeded to make a full stop landing and was taxiing to operations, when a strong gust of wind picked up the tail of the aircraft and flipped it over. The pilot stated that he had called miami flight service about one hour prior to takeoff and was informed that a line of thundershowers was advancing down the state but was not expected to reach the Opa Locka area until 1800Z. He further stated that he misinterpreted that time to mean 1800 local.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757TY
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280002
- Airframe hours
- 3,565
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Burnside-Ott
- Registered owner
- Burnside-Ott
- Departed
- OPF · Opa Locka, FL
- Destination
- OPF · Opa Locka, FL
- Airport
- OPF · Opa Locka, runway 9, 3,010 × 0 ft, macadam
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 37 total · 37 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OPF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.