- Date
- January 12, 1986, 14:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place
- Des Moines, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8036BCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860112000509A
- Case key
- 34129
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
N8036B diverted to Des Moines for fuel after encountering strong head winds enroute. After landing on rwy 30R the plt turned off the rwy onto a taxiway that runs to the north. The plt then stopped to change radio frequencies. While the acft was stopped a strong gust from the nw estimated to be 40 to 45 KTS, lifted the left wing and tail. As the acft nosed down the prop and right wing contacted the taxiway resulting in substantial damage to the wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8036B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29836
- Airframe hours
- 5,734
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sheraire Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 14, 1985 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- CSQ · Creston, IA
- Airport
- DSM · Des Moines Muni, runway 30R, 9,001 × 150 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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 324 total · 278 in this make and model · 294 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 29 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DSM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.