Cessna 172P N5394K

Summary

On 1 October 2005 at about 00:40 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N5394K was involved in an accident near Reno, Nevada, 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

1 October 2005 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Reno, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Reno/Tahoe International (RNO)

Coordinates

39.4989, -119.7681

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N5394K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Reno → Reno

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05CA322

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing in gusty wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot lost control of the airplane while taxiing out to the departure runway, which resulted in the right wing impacting a perimeter fence. According to the pilot, he accidentally taxied down a vehicle access road instead of the taxiway he was cleared for. While he was taxiing down the road, the airplane encountered a "severe wind gust," which picked up the airplane and moved it 90 degrees to the right. The airplane came to rest on the top of a fuel farm perimeter fence. The pilot indicated that he had input crosswind controls during taxi.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.