At 16:05 central time, a Cessna 150K flipped over in a crosswind while taxiing to runway 31 at Minot International Airport. The instructor and student were not injured. The instructor said they were taxiing the airplane when slush was encountered on the left side. That, coupled with a sudden increase in wind speed – gust, made the airplane skid to the left. The nose sank into a snow bank. As they were preparing to exit the airplane, the instructor pilot said, The nose submerged in further and the tail moved upwards progressively till the aircraft laid upside down. Winds were reported at 24 knots.
Nov. 18, Minot, N.D. / Cessna 150
At 16:05 central time, a Cessna 150K flipped over in a crosswind while taxiing to runway 31 at Minot International Airport. The instructor and student were not injured. The instructor said they were taxiing the airplane when slush was encountered on the left side. That, coupled with a sudden increase in wind speed - gust, made the airplane skid to the left. The nose sank into a snow bank. As they were preparing to exit the airplane, the instructor pilot said, The nose submerged in further and the tail moved upwards progressively till the aircraft laid upside down. Winds were reported at 24 knots....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 150K flipped over while taxiing at Minot International Airport due to encountering slush on one side coupled with a sudden crosswind gust.
- The incident occurred when the aircraft skidded, causing its nose to submerge in a snow bank, progressively leading to it flipping upside down.
- Despite the aircraft overturning in strong 24-knot winds, both the instructor and student onboard were uninjured.
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