# NTSB NYC04LA046: Cessna 172E, N5329T, Islip, NY, November 13, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 13, 2003, 08:25 local (13:25 UTC) - Place: Islip, NY - Coordinates: 40.794998, -73.099998 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7950&lon=-73.1000&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 29, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 58450 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC04LA046 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58450/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA046 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a nose over. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, taxi - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot, who was also an airframe and powerplant mechanic, stated that an annual inspection had just been completed on the airplane, which included an engine change. He checked the automated terminal information service weather, which reported winds from 280 degrees at 20 knots. He then received a clearance to taxi to runway 28, with the intention of conducting an engine run-up and a possible test flight. The pilot was approaching the end of runway 15R, when he applied brakes. As the airplane came to a stop, a gust of wind began to raise the tail, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported 1,859 hours of total flight experience, which included 800 hours in the same make and model of the accident airplane. Winds reported at the airport about a half-hour prior to the accident, were from 280 degrees at 26 knots, with 37 knot gusts. Winds reported about a half-hour after the accident, were from 280 degrees at 24 knots, with 33 knot gusts. ## Factual narrative On November 13, 2003, about 0825 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172E, N5329T, was substantially damaged while taxiing at the Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP), Islip, New York. The certificated commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the local maintenance test flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot, who was also an airframe and powerplant mechanic, stated that an annual inspection had just been completed on the airplane, which included an engine change. He checked the automated terminal information service weather, which reported winds from 280 degrees at 20 knots. He then received a clearance to taxi to runway 28, with the intention of conducting an engine run-up and a possible test flight. The pilot was approaching the end of runway 15R, when he applied brakes. As the airplane came to a stop, a gust of wind began to raise the tail, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures; however, he stated that the nose landing gear strut was not properly serviced, which resulted in higher tail position. The pilot reported 1,859 hours of total flight experience, which included 800 hours in the same make and model of the accident airplane. Winds reported at ISP about a half-hour prior to the accident, were from 280 degrees at 26 knots, with 37 knot gusts. Winds reported about a half-hour after the accident, were from 280 degrees at 24 knots, with 33 knot gusts. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5329T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5329T), registered now, S/N 17251229, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172E - Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17251229 - Airframe hours: 2910 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Flight test, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kenneth L. Short - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 12, 2003, 0 hours before - Departed: ISP, Islip, NY - Airport: ISP, Long Island Mac Arthur, runway 28, 5,036 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; airline transport, flight engineer, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review July 15, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 1,859 total, 800 in this make and model, 1,500 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 24 knots, gusting 33 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 29.37 inHg - Observed at: ISP ## 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 20031113035939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031113035939A), Nov 13, 2003: Cessna 172E, Islip, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 13, 2003, at approximately 0930 EST, CE-172-E N5329T was flipped over by gusty winds on the taxiway. The aircraft was taxiing towards runway… ## Other investigations on N5329T (1) 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. - [NTSB NYC68D0310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0310), Dec 17, 1967: Cessna 172 (N5329T), Groton, CT, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.