# NTSB MKC83LA011: Cessna 172PII, N63648, Hutchinson, KS, October 19, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 19, 1982, 16:14 local (21:14 UTC)
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Coordinates: 38.059829, -97.90966 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0598&lon=-97.9097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA011
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71133/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA011

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, taxi - from landing
  - weather condition - tailwind (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (cause)
  - proper assistance - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PILOT MADE THREE GO-AROUNDS BECAUSE OF GUSTY WINDS. WHILE TAXIING TO TIEDOWN DOWNWIND THE WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OVER. WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63648](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63648-1988-04-29), registration cancelled 1988-04-29, S/N 17275461 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172PII
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275461
- Airframe hours: 268
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Raymond Lee Everley
- Registered owner: Wells Aircraft, Inc.
- Departed: 3KM, WICHITA, KS
- Destination: CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY
- Airport: HUT, Hutchinson Muni

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 160 total, 50 in this make and model, 121 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: HUT

## 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 19821019057369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821019057369A), Oct 19, 1982: Cessna 172P, Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. Blown over while taxiing to ramp after landing. Gusty surface winds.

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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