ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167723
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| Date: | Sunday 29 June 2014 |
| Time: | 15:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Trax Air |
| Registration: | N775SP |
| MSN: | 172S8705 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7088 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Executive Airport (KORL), Orlando, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Orlando, FL (ORL) |
| Orlando, FL (ORL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that he had completed an approximate 1 hour flight with his student pilot and they landed uneventfully. After landing, the airplane had a long taxi to return to the fixed based operator. During the taxi, a thunderstorm moved into the area and the wind increased. The strong wind caused the airplane to weathervane violently in one direction. The wind then lifted the airplane, flipped it over, and it came to rest inverted on the taxiway. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed damage to the fuselage, wings, rudder, and horizontal stabilizer. The recorded wind at the airport at the time of the accident was from 120 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 31 knots.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain control while taxiing in a strong gusty wind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2014 23:10 | Geno | Added |
| 02-Jul-2014 15:42 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 15:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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