Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172 near Greenville, ME — 2017-03-02

Final reportGAA17CA175
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Date
2017-03-02
Location
Greenville, ME, USA
Airport
3B1
Aircraft
CESSNA 172
Registration
N7450X
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusting crosswind conditions.

NTSB narrative

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.

NTSB coding

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