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FAA incident report · Amtr RV-6 · Tyler, TX · March 7, 1996

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Date
March 7, 1996 · 07:48 local
Place
Tyler, TX
Airport
Tyler Pounds Field Airport
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N54MK
Reported as
Amtr RV6
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total70 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N54MKRegistered now · Kuhn Morris L RV-6S/N 22732Airframe modelKuhn Morris L RV-6Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on March 7, 1996 at approximately 07:48 am. Mr. James lee sammons was the pilot of N54MK, RV-6 experimental home built aircraft s/n 22732, was holding short of runway 31 at Tyler airport. An American eagle saab 340 had just taken off when Mr. Sammons said he noticed the tail of the aircraft rising. As the aircraft turn 120 degrees the tail of the aircraft continued to rise causing the propeller to strike the ground. There were no injuries to the pilot. The aircraft had no damages other than the propeller strike. The owner of the aircraft received a ferry permit from the dal FSDO (dated March 7, 1996). This incident is closed with this report. End

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 7, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 07:48 AM. MR. JAMES LEE SAMMONS WAS THE PILOT OF N54MK, RV-6 EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT S/N 22732, WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 31 AT TYLER AIRPORT. AN AMERICAN EAGLE SAAB 340 HAD JUST TAKEN OFF WHEN MR. SAMMONS SAID HE NOTICED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT RISING. AS THE AIRCRAFT TURN 120 DEGREES THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO RISE CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO DAMAGES OTHER THAN THE PROPELLER STRIKE. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A FERRY PERMIT FROM THE DAL FSDO (DATED MARCH 7, 1996). THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. END