# NTSB SEA82DYM14: Cessna 182, N2296G, Albany, OR, April 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 2, 1982, 17:30 local (Apr 3, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Albany, OR
- Location: 44.6269° N, 123.0967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6269&lon=-123.0967&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DYM14
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69711/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYM14

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, taxi
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - proper assistance - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2296G-1992-06-23), registration cancelled 1992-06-23, S/N 51596 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 51596
- Airframe hours: 1670
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820402020389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820402020389A), Apr 2, 1982: Cessna 182, Albany, OR, Substantial damage. Aircraft was blown over on its' back as it turned on runway to begin takeoff.

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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