Title: A CESSNA 172E, N5329T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE TAXIING A
Report Date: 12/16
Plane Crash Problem: On November 13, 2003, about 0840 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172E, N5329T, was substantially damaged while taxiing at the Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, Islip, New York. The certificated commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for local personal fight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot was taxiing towards runway 28, when the airplane encountered a wind gust and flipped over.
Winds reported at the airport, about the time of the accident, were from 280 degrees at 24 knots, with 33 knot gusts.
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