- Date
- November 24, 1982, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Middletown, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5223VCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821124060109A
- Case key
- 71691
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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 landing the tower directed the pilot to back taxi on the runway. After clearing the runway the pilot taxied straight ahead with proper control deflections for a 10 degree strong wind behind the left wing. A strong gusty wind was encountered causing the aircraft to be lifted up and come to rest inverted. Wind gusts to 30 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5223V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0476
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Pennsylvania Airlines
- Registered owner
- Pennsylvania Airlines
- Departed
- CXY · Harrisburg, PA
- Destination
- AI · Phoenix, AZ
- Airport
- MDT · Olmsted Field, runway 31, 9,500 × 200 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
- 23
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 370 total · 304 in this make and model · 145 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 117 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5223V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.