ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296203
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 February 2003 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182F Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Scott Benjamin |
| Registration: | N3455U |
| MSN: | 18254855 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3371 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Estherville, Iowa -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | OSAGE, IA (D02) |
| Estherville Municipal Airport, IA (EST/KEST) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane sustained substantial damage when it nosed over while taxiing during high wind conditions. The winds recorded about 22 miles northeast of the airport were 330 degrees at 40 knots. The pilot reported he landed safely and began taxiing slowly toward a hangar while applying "full wind correction" of the flight controls. He taxied onto the grass so that he could taxi to the hangar with a quartering headwind. He reported there was snow on the grass and the "wind was making us skid a little," and about "100 feet from the runway we slowly went up on our nose causing a prop strike," and "then we went over."
Probable Cause: The pilot failed to maintain adequate control of the airplane while taxiing in high wind conditions. A factor was the high winds.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI03LA068
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 17:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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