SAVOY, IL, USA
N3783L
CESSNA 172G
WHILE TAXIING FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE PARKING AREA AFTER LANDING IN STRONG, GUSTY WINDS, A WIND GUST LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OVER, INVERTED. WIND AT THE AIRPORT WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 300 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A PRELFIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING AND HAD OBTAINED WEATHER UPDATES & EN ROUTE ADVISORIES THROUGHOUT THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. ALL WEATHER SERVICES REPORTED HIGH SURFACE WINDS, INCREASING IN STRENGTH DURING THE DAY WITH GUSTS.
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE ADVERSE WIND CONDITION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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