ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202011
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 March 1999 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7882X |
| MSN: | 17248382 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Winslow, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque, NM |
| (KINW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot landed on runway 22 and was blown over by high winds while turning off the runway to a parallel taxiway. According to Federal Aviation Administration records, there is no record that the pilot requested or received a preflight weather briefing. A review of FAA records disclosed that the pilot had an in-flight radio contact with Prescott flight service station while en route. In the contact at 1001, the pilot first inquired only about the CTAF frequency for the Winslow airport. The briefer then advised the pilot of the forecast for strong surface winds over the entire area and provided the 0956 Winslow METAR, which was reporting surface winds from 230 degrees at 40 knots with gusts to 50 knots. Review of the METAR reports showed that peak wind gusts of 63 knots occurred within an hour after the accident. According to engineering data provided by Cessna Aircraft, the maximum demonstrated crosswind capability of the aircraft is 17 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to continue flight into known adverse wind conditions which exceeded the ground handling capability of the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX99LA132
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 10:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 07:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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