NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI96LA100
Registry · N8626B
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BOEING 737-8H4
Year of manufacture
2014
TCDS
A16WE · THE BOEING CO
Engine
CFM INTL CFM56-7B27E
Seats / Engines
143 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20140402
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABD971
Registrant of record
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
the pilot's poor judgment in attempting flight operations in the existing wind condition, and the high gusting wind.
Factual narrative
On March 2, 1996, at 1230 central standard time, a Cessna 172, N8626B, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during taxi in Ankeny, Iowa. The private pilot reported no injuries. The business flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 with a planned destination of Iowa City, Iowa. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported the winds were from 290 degrees at 22 gusting to 26 miles per hour. He back taxied toward the south planning to takeoff 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. Post accident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of flight control malfunction. The right wing and lift strut were bent. 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1996_CHI96LA100.txt.
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper
Crash Testing and Simulation of a Cessna 172 Aircraft: Pitch Down Impact Onto Soft Soil
During the summer of 2015, NASA Langley Research Center conducted three full-scale crash tests of Cessna 172 (C-172) aircraft at the NASA Langley Landing and Impact Research (LandIR) Facility.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Technical Memorandum (TM)
Simulating the Impact Response of Three Full-Scale Crash Tests of Cessna 172 Aircraft
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Conference paper
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- Semantic Scholar 2021 · Article (Data in Brief)
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- Semantic Scholar 2021 · Article (Safety Science)
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2021 · Journal article (JAAER)
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