ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194017
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| Date: | Thursday 2 March 2017 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172B Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7450X |
| MSN: | 17247950 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2442 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenville Municipal Airport, Piscataquis County, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Old Town Airport, ME (OLD/KOLD) |
| Greenville, ME (3B1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, after a normal landing in gusting headwind conditions, he turned onto an intersecting runway, which resulted in gusting crosswind conditions. He added that he positioned the flight controls to compensate for the crosswind but that, after taxiing about 150 ft on the runway, the left wing lifted, and the airplane veered to the right and then nosed over on snow-covered terrain.
The vertical stabilizer sustained substantial damage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The automated weather observation station at the accident airport, about the time of the accident, recorded wind from 300° at 13 knots, gusting to 28 knots. The pilot reported that he was taxiing on runway 3.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusting crosswind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N7450X
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2017 23:05 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Aug-2017 15:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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