Accident Cessna 172E N5606T,
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Date:Tuesday 26 January 1999
Time:16:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172E
Owner/operator:Denny O'hara
Registration: N5606T
MSN: 17251506
Year of manufacture:1964
Total airframe hrs:7100 hours
Engine model:Continental O-300
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Guymon, OK -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Amarillo, TX (KAMA)
Destination airport:Amarillo, TX (KAMA)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The single engine airplane, piloted by the airline transport rated pilot (sole occupant) flipped to the inverted position in gusting winds while taxiing for takeoff. When the pilot turned the airplane left 90 degrees for entry onto the runway, the left wing lifted into the air and the propeller struck the ground. The automatic weather station reported the winds from 220 degrees at 29 knots gusting to 35 knots. The pilot reported 'strong gusty winds' from 170 degrees at 27 knots with gusts to 41 knots. The operator recalled the winds were from the south at 30 knots gusting to 35 knots. The 4,300 hour pilot had 610 hours in make and model.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the gusty crosswind.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW99LA071
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB FTW99LA071

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Nov-2017 09:39 ASN Update Bot Added
08-Apr-2024 10:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]

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