- Date
- April 2, 1982, 17:30 local (Apr 3, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Albany, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2296GCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820402020389A
- Case key
- 69711
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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
The pilot proceeded to the run-up area at the end of the runway. After making a run-up, he elected to taxi to refuel before taking off. He stated that he was making a turn when a gust of wind picked up his right wing. The aircraft then turned until it was in a quartering tailwind direction and flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2296G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 51596
- Airframe hours
- 1,670
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Don Stevens
- Registered owner
- Don Stevens
- Departed
- Albany, OR
- Destination
- Independence, OR
- Airport
- Albany, runway 18, asphalt
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,593 total · 413 in this make and model · 35 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.