ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359461
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| Date: | Sunday 25 December 1994 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7137T |
| MSN: | 46737 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3930 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Unalakleet, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KUNK) |
| Teller, AK (AK54) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS TAXIING HIS HIGH-WING, WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE FOR TAKEOFF IN A NORTHBOUND DIRECTION. A CROSSWIND OF ABOUT 25 KNOTS WAS BLOWING FROM THE EAST. DURING THE TAXI, THE NOSE WHEEL HIT A SMALL SNOW BANK AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN SLIGHTLY. THE WIND THEN PICKED UP THE AFT END OF THE AIRPLANE AND PUSHED IT ONTO ITS NOSE. THE AIRPLANE WAS PUSHED ACROSS THE RAMP AND INTO A SNOWMOBILE PACKING CRATE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR A CROSSWIND CONDITION. A CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC95LA024
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| 16 July 2021 | N7137T | Private | 0 | Skwentna, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 11:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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