ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357501
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| Date: | Thursday 25 April 1996 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Martin Aviation |
| Registration: | N18HZ |
| MSN: | 17266378 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15993 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Terre Haute, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Owensboro, KY (OWB |
| (KHUF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while taxiing on runway 31, he turned the yoke 45 degrees to the right and forward since the winds were from 100 degrees off the nose to the left. After taxiing about 50 yards, the airplane started to roll forward and the tail began to lift. The tail continued to rise and the propeller struck the pavement. Within seconds, the airplane nosed over on its back. A Cessna taxiing diagram indicated that the proper procedure for taxiing with a left quartering tailwind was with down aileron on the left wing and down elevator. Neither the Pilot's Operating Handbook nor the Federal Aviation Administration's Flight Training Handbook discussed the technique of turning the yoke only 45 degrees. Both publications indicated that the respective aileron should be moved either up or down. The wind was reported to be from 210 degrees at 30, gusting 40 knots.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in his inadequate compensation (or inability to compensate) for the wind condition. The high/gusty wind condition was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA143
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 18:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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