Cessna T207A N774EA

Summary

On 24 May 2000 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna T207A registered N774EA, operated by Front Line Aviation, was involved in an accident near Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 May 2000 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Austin Straubel (GRB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna T207A

Registration

N774EA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Front Line Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Ashland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA143

1 person had minor injuries.

the improper compensation for the wind conditions. A factor in the accident was the wind shear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was taxiing onto runway 24 when a gust of wind lifted the tail and flipped the airplane over. Winds reported just prior to the accident, taken from a tape of the tower controller's communications, were 310 degrees at 34 knots gusting 47 knots. Another reading was taken at the of the accident calling winds at the center field sensor as 290 degrees at 27 knots gusting 44 knots. The winds at the northeast sensor were reported as 360 degrees at 28 knots with a low level wind shear (LLWS) advisory. In a written statement the pilot said that he had been cleared for takeoff on runway 24. 'Once the plane rolled past the hold short line a strong gust of wind began to push the plane sideways, from the right side of the runway to the left. The wind then sheered to the right rear quarter of the plane pushing the 207's tail into the air so that the plane stood nearly vertically on its spinner and then continued over.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.