- Date
- February 19, 1983, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wilmington, DE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5898GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35152
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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
A C-130 aircrew was cleared to taxi to the run-up area at the north end of the arpt for a run-up. At that time, the wind was reported from 360 deg at 8 KTS. The C-130 crew stopped on the run-up pad facing the wind & began a run-up. In the meantime, a Cessna 150M, N5898G, landed on rwy 1 & the plt taxied onto a parallel taxiway & proceeded toward the C-130. The Cessna plt stopped aprx 1000 ft short of the C-130 & transmitted that he would like to wait until the C-130 turned around before taxiing behind it. Tower psnl coordinated the info with the C-130 & the crew replied 'ok, standby please, we'll be done momentarily.' Shortly after that, they stated 'the single engine's cleared to taxi.' Tower cleared the Cessna to taxi. The Cessna plt acknowledged & began taxiing. About 35 sec later, the C-130 crew asked the tower to tell them when they could resume their run-up. The tower acknowledged their request. However, as the cessnawas making a 135 deg turn, about 250 to 300 ft behind the C-130, it was blown over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5898G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2071822
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Apg Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1983 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- APB · Aberdeen, MD
- Destination
- ILG · Wilmington, DE
- Airport
- ILG · Greater Wilmington
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 305 total · 150 in this make and model · 65 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point -0 °F