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Small aircraft seaplane taxiing for runup is blown over by a strong wind gust. No damage until savage crew crunches the aircraft during recovery.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 365235 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 4q5 airport : sck |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 365235 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was taxiing for an engine run to warm oil for oil change. There was no 'intent for flight.' the winds were 13-18 mph as documented by a picture taken just before incident and waves compared to beaumont wind scale. During engine run, the winds suddenly increased and a gust blew the plane over. Forward speed approximately 2 mph. No damage to plane (except waterlogged) until the salvage crew crunched plane during recovery. This is not classified as an accident since there was no intent for flight or damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA SEAPLANE TAXIING FOR RUNUP IS BLOWN OVER BY A STRONG WIND GUST. NO DAMAGE UNTIL SAVAGE CREW CRUNCHES THE ACFT DURING RECOVERY.
Narrative: I WAS TAXIING FOR AN ENG RUN TO WARM OIL FOR OIL CHANGE. THERE WAS NO 'INTENT FOR FLT.' THE WINDS WERE 13-18 MPH AS DOCUMENTED BY A PICTURE TAKEN JUST BEFORE INCIDENT AND WAVES COMPARED TO BEAUMONT WIND SCALE. DURING ENG RUN, THE WINDS SUDDENLY INCREASED AND A GUST BLEW THE PLANE OVER. FORWARD SPD APPROX 2 MPH. NO DAMAGE TO PLANE (EXCEPT WATERLOGGED) UNTIL THE SALVAGE CREW CRUNCHED PLANE DURING RECOVERY. THIS IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT SINCE THERE WAS NO INTENT FOR FLT OR DAMAGE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.