- Date
- April 4, 1986, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ness City, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9866GCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860404012719A
- Case key
- 34154
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was landing to the north with a wind from the west-northwest at 15 knots, gusting to 20 knots. The pilot stated that he had full aileron into the wind and despite this action, the wing raised up by a strong gust and airplane flipped over to the inverted position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9866G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259766
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ness Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- GBD · Great Bend, KS
- Airport
- 48K · Municipal, runway 35, 3,150 × 48 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 6 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 20 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DDC, 45 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.