Cessna 172K N7199G

Summary

On 22 March 2022 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N7199G, operated by American Patriots Inc, was involved in an accident near Plains, Texas, 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

22 March 2022 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Plains, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Yoakum County Airport (F98)

Coordinates

33.2182, -102.8263

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N7199G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

American Patriots Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Midland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA155

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during taxi with a strong crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After the landing the pilot stopped the airplane on the taxiway and noted that the airspeed indicator indicated almost 40 knots due to the wind. The pilot taxied the airplane toward the fuel pump with aileron crosswind correction and heard the stall warning horn sound. The wind lifted the right wing, so the pilot pulled the throttle to idle and applied the brakes. The left wing and propeller struck the ground as the wind continued to push the airplane across the ground. The left wing sustained substantial damage. After the pilot egressed, a gust of wing flipped the airplane inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.