# NTSB NYC91LA197: Cessna 172P, N5482K, Greenville, ME, July 28, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 28, 1991, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Greenville, ME
- Location: 45.4746° N, 69.6039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOOSEHEAD AERO MARINE (52B), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4746&lon=-69.6039&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC91LA197
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36977/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA197

## Probable cause

INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR GUSTING WINDS BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, taxi - from landing

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5482K-2000-08-24), registration cancelled 2000-08-24, S/N 17274148 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17274148
- Airframe hours: 2966
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19910728036799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728036799A), Jul 28, 1991: Cessna 172P, Greenville, ME, Substantial damage. Wind gust picked up a wing during fast step taxi. Lateral oscillations set up. Damaged both wings. Taxiied to dock.

## Other investigations on N5482K (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 NYC94LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA104), Jul 1, 1994: Cessna 172P (N5482K), Greenville, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE WING FLAPS BY THE PILOT AFTER TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF LIFT AND COLLISION WITH TREES.

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.

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