- Date
- January 2, 1982, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Galeton, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N25084Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820102000209A
- Case key
- 70802
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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.
Analysis
After takeoff from the original departure point, the pilot flew to a local airport and landed on runway 28. The runway was covered with snow and the winds were from 270 degrees at 10 knots. After landing, the pilot taxied back for takeoff. While in a right turn with reduced power and a tailwind, the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25084
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29616
- Airframe hours
- 3,837
- Engine
- Continental O-300-B, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alan F. Ramsey
- Registered owner
- Jr Auto & Truck
- Departed
- Keystone Park, PA
- Destination
- Keystone Park, PA
- Airport
- 5G6 · Cherry Springs, runway 28, 3,200 × 165 ft, grass/turf
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
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 4 in this make and model · 33 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSS, 43 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.