- Date
- July 28, 1991, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Greenville, ME
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5482KCessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910728036799A
- Case key
- 36977
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Probable cause
Inadequate compensation for gusting winds by the pilot-in-command.
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
Following a water landing in a float equipped Cessna 172, the aircraft encountered gusty wind conditions. The aircraft oscillated in roll causing both wing tips to alternately contact the surface of the water. The aircraft water looped and came to a stop with damage to both wings and the cabin windows.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5482K
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274148
- Airframe hours
- 2,966
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Folsom'S Air Service, Inc
- Registered owner
- Folsom'S Air Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 10, 1991 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- 5B2 · Greenville, ME
- Airport
- 52B · Greenville
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
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 453 total · 190 in this make and model · 253 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 69 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 5 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
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 N5482K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.