- Date
- October 27, 1990, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anacortes, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4174LCessna 172G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901027047309A
- Case key
- 41358
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Probable cause
The pilot poorly compensated for the wind condition.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While taxiing to the parking ramp from landing in winds of 45 knots, gusting to 60 knots, pilot reported that he was applying aileron and elevator control down to the wind. The airplane was turned 20 degrees toward the ramp, when a gust of wind pushed the airplane sideways. The right wing raised and the pilot tried to turn the airplane into the wind. Unable to turn the airplane, the pilot turned the airplane away from the wind and the airplane nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4174L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17254243
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Penwell, Frank M.
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- FHR · Friday Harbor, WA
- Airport
- 74S · Anacortes, runway 18, 3,015 × 60 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 325 total · 197 in this make and model · 236 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 45 knots, gusting 60
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.