- Date
- March 9, 1988, 17:20 local (Mar 10, 1988, 01:20 UTC)
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N98525Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880309006369A
- Case key
- 40786
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot departed the airport for a cross country flight without filing a flight plan or obtaining a weather briefing. Upon returning to the originating airport he discovered that the winds were unfavorable for landing at that airport. The pilot then diverted to an alternate airport where the winds were more directly algned with the runway. During taxi after landing a strong gust of wind occurred, nosing the aircraft over inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98525
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17276306
- Airframe hours
- 1,482
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William J. Walker, doing business as K & M Aviation
- Registered owner
- William J. Walker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 25, 1988 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- P06 · Bullhead City, AZ
- Destination
- L15 · Las Vegas, NV
- Airport
- LAS · Mccarran Intn'L.
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 83 total · 78 in this make and model · 31 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 30 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °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 N98525 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.