- Date
- February 1, 1991, 17:15 local (Feb 2, 1991, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Anacortes, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N96378Cessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910201003659A
- Case key
- 41390
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Probable cause
The pilot improper planning/decisions. The high wind was a factor.
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.
On ground/water encounter with weather
Weather condition - high windFactor
Planning/decision - improperCause
Directional control - not possible
Nose over
Analysis
After landing without incident with 35 to 40 knot winds, the airplane was being taxied to the parking ramp, when a gust of wind from the rear raised the tail of the airplane. The propeller and left wing tip contacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96378
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18266702
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Air San Juan
- Registered owner
- Air San Juan
- Departed
- FHR · Friday Harbor, WA
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- 745 · Anacortes, runway 18, 3,015 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight engineer, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 9,007 total · 400 in this make and model · 8,215 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 35 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- 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.