Cessna 172 N8626B

Summary

On 2 March 1996 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8626B was involved in an accident near Ankeny, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 March 1996 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ankeny, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Ankeny Regional (IKV)

Coordinates

41.7205, -93.5998

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N8626B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Iowa Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA100

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's poor judgment in attempting flight operations in the existing wind condition, and the high gusting wind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot reported the winds were from 290 degrees at 22 knots gusting to 26. He back-taxied toward the south planning to take off on runway 36. He held the ailerons to the right and the elevators down. He turned to the right to perform a runup, as 'the right wing was about right angle to the wind out of 290 degrees, a strong gust of wind picked up the right wing....' The airplane nosed over off of the edge of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.