19790416023049I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J4A · El Cajon, CA · April 16, 1979

Date: April 16, 1979 · 17:38 local
Place: El Cajon, CA
Airport: Gillespe
Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N22772
Reported as: Piper J4A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total50 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N22772Registered now · Piper J4AS/N 4-456 · Built 1939 Airframe modelPiper J4A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flight instructor and student making mag check before takeoff. Tail came up and prop hit the ground.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT MAKING MAG CHECK BEFORE TAKEOFF. TAIL CAME UP AND PROP HIT THE GROUND.

Other reports on N22772 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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