FORT BELVOIR, VA, USA
N42587
CESSNA 182L
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF WHEN IT WAS OVERTURNED BY THE WIND. LOCAL WEATHER STATION HAD ISSUED A 'POINT WARNING' OF WINDS AT 25 KTS, GUSTING TO 35 KTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED FROM ITS PROTECTED PLACE BEHIND A HANGAR TO AN UNPROTECTED AREA WHERE THE WIND BLEW IT UP ON THE RIGHT WING AND PROP UNTIL IT NOSED OVER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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