- Date
- March 22, 1993, 07:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place
- Friday Harbor, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8768QCessna U206F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930322005819A
- Case key
- 43002
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Probable cause
The improper use of flight controls by the pilot in command. Factors relating to the accident were the strong, tailwind weather 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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - high windFactor
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot was taxiing to the terminal in strong tailwind conditions and began a turn into the wind without proper movement of the flight controls. A gust of wind lifted the tail, and the acft nosed over on the ramp.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8768Q
- Reported as
- Cessna U206F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20603521
- Airframe hours
- 5,866
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- West Isle Air
- Registered owner
- Burton, James R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 17, 1993 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- ORS · Eastsound, WA
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- FHR · Friday Harbor, runway 16, 3,400 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,654 total · 287 in this make and model · 1,558 as pilot in command · 95 in the last 90 days · 58 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 24 knots, gusting 31
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.