Cessna 172E N5329T

Summary

On 13 November 2003 at about 13:25 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N5329T was involved in an accident near Islip, New York, 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

13 November 2003 at 13:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Islip, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Long Island Mac Arthur (ISP)

Coordinates

40.7950, -73.1000

Aircraft

Cessna 172E

Registration

N5329T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Islip → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04LA046

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a nose over. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who was also an airframe and powerplant mechanic, stated that an annual inspection had just been completed on the airplane, which included an engine change. He checked the automated terminal information service weather, which reported winds from 280 degrees at 20 knots. He then received a clearance to taxi to runway 28, with the intention of conducting an engine run-up and a possible test flight. The pilot was approaching the end of runway 15R, when he applied brakes. As the airplane came to a stop, a gust of wind began to raise the tail, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported 1,859 hours of total flight experience, which included 800 hours in the same make and model of the accident airplane. Winds reported at the airport about a half-hour prior to the accident, were from 280 degrees at 26 knots, with 37 knot gusts. Winds reported about a half-hour after the accident, were from 280 degrees at 24 knots, with 33 knot gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.