<< >> NASA ASRS Report 377273, August 1997

An amphibian C185, with an instructor and captain trnee on board, was pushed onto its side by a gust of wind as it turned off of the runway. It was later righted and towed to parking.

Attributes
ACN	377273
Time
Date	199708
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Skywagon 185
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	377273
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The aircraft departed hvn airport for a training flight to 6n7 seaplane base. While en route, adverse WX caused the flight to divert to the hpn airport. The aircraft was cleared to land on runway 16. Subsequently, a 180 degree turn back to taxiway H was approved. The aircraft exited the runway and made a left turn on taxiway a. As the aircraft turned onto the perpendicular taxiway, a gust of wind caused the aircraft to be pushed onto its side. Both occupants exited and after a brief period, the aircraft was righted by hand and towed to parking. There were no injuries.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AMPHIBIAN C185, WITH AN INSTRUCTOR AND CAPT TRNEE ON BOARD, WAS PUSHED ONTO ITS SIDE BY A GUST OF WIND AS IT TURNED OFF OF THE RWY. IT WAS LATER RIGHTED AND TOWED TO PARKING.

Narrative: THE ACFT DEPARTED HVN ARPT FOR A TRAINING FLT TO 6N7 SEAPLANE BASE. WHILE ENRTE, ADVERSE WX CAUSED THE FLT TO DIVERT TO THE HPN ARPT. THE ACFT WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 16. SUBSEQUENTLY, A 180 DEG TURN BACK TO TXWY H WAS APPROVED. THE ACFT EXITED THE RWY AND MADE A L TURN ON TXWY A. AS THE ACFT TURNED ONTO THE PERPENDICULAR TXWY, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE ACFT TO BE PUSHED ONTO ITS SIDE. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED AND AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD, THE ACFT WAS RIGHTED BY HAND AND TOWED TO PARKING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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.