- Date
- October 23, 1989, 10:51 local (17:51 UTC)
- Place
- Reno, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N9925TCessna 182D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891023044169A
- Case key
- 41141
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Probable cause
The inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions.
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
While holding short of the runway, in strong gusting wind conditions, the airplane suddenly nosed over. The airplane was oriented on a magnetic heading of 140 degrees. The wind was reported from 210 degrees at 36 knots, gusting to 45 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9925T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18353025
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rex B. Mcbride
- Destination
- EKO · Elko, NV
- Airport
- RNO · Reno Cannon Intl., runway 16, 10,002 × 150 ft, 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 560 total · 500 in this make and model · 500 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 36 knots, gusting 45
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.