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NTSB investigation record

BFO92LA105

Completed

Piper Pa-28-161· N8432R

NTSB Report
Date
July 16, 1992
Location
Dayton, OH
Conditions
IMC
Record
Published September 28, 1993

Primary finding

Probable cause

An encounter with a strong wind gust which resulted in loss of control and nose over.

Investigator assessment

Analysis narrative

The instructor and student were taxiing after landing when they encountered a wind gust, and the airplane nosed over. The weather at the time included thunderstorms and winds at 28 knots gusting to 57 knots. The weather had changed significantly from 5 minutes earlier when the winds were 11 knots.

Source record

Factual narrative

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