MKC84LA161

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172P · Wichita, KS · June 7, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 7, 1984, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
Place
Wichita, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N93FRCessna 172P
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840607023089A
Case key
33698

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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.

Nose overTaxi - to takeoff
Weather condition - high windFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - poorPilot in commandCause
Weather observation - disregardedPilot in commandCause
Judgment - poorPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The acft nosed over while taxiing onto the rwy in high winds. The plt had received the ATIS weather that reported arpt surface winds from 190 degrees at 26 KTS gusting to 41 KTS. The plt taxied to the rwy and was turning to line up when the wind picked up one wing and the acft nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N93FR
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17274182
Airframe hours
4,023
Engine
Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Business · Part 91
Registered owner
Outlaw Aircraft Sales, Inc
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · April 26, 1984 · 79 hours before
Departed
ICT · Wichita, KS
Destination
CKV · Clarksville, TN
Airport
ICT · Mid-Continent, runway 19, 7,302 × 150 ft, concrete

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
33
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
398 total · 100 in this make and model · 204 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
190° at 26 knots, gusting 41
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
88 °F, dew point 70 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
ICT

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.