Cessna 172 N7113G

Summary

On 24 March 2013 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7113G, operated by Ryans Dream Inc., was involved in an accident near Tistusville, Florida, 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

24 March 2013 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Tistusville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Arthur Dunn Air Park (X21)

Coordinates

28.6203, -80.8344

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N7113G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ryans Dream Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miami → DeLand

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA181

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of airplane control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions associated with nearby thunderstorm activity.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he elected to land because there were thunderstorms between his location and the destination airport. He landed the airplane without incident and was taxiing to a parking area when the wind increased. The wind lifted the tail of the airplane; it nosed over and came to rest inverted, resulting in substantial damage to the wings and empennage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The weather reported at an airport located 6 miles east of the accident location indicated thunderstorm activity and wind from 240 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 19 knots; peak wind gusts of 52 knots were recorded repeatedly during a 30 minute period around the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.