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FAA incident report · Waco UBF · Groton - New Lo, CT · May 20, 1997

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Date
May 20, 1997 · 12:36 local
Place
Groton - New Lo, CT
Airport
Groton-New London
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N53WC
Reported as
Waco UBF
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total5 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N53WCRegistered now · Waco Classic YMFS/N F5C-074 · Built 1997Airframe modelWaco Classic YMFEngine modelJacobs R755B 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: pilot, mitchell lampert, stated they were on a VFR flight from danbury to Groton and returned to danbury. Mr. Lampert stated that they were taxiing to runway 23 at Groton for departure. Pilot stated he stopped aircraft on taxiway to do run-up checks. While doing mag checks, aircraft pitched up on its nose with the prop striking the ground. Pilot stated the aircraft caught a gust of wind. Aircraft suffered bent engine cowling, bent oil cooler, and cracks and dents to both wheel fairings. The prop was destroyed. Peter matton, a CFI and Mr. Lampert's instructor in the Waco aircraft stated he was not on the controls when the plane's tail pitched up. Mr. Matton further stated that he was functioning as a passenger on this flight. Mr. Lampert stated he was unsure of stick position when tail pitched up. Mr. Matton also stated he was unaware of stick position when incident occurred. Mr. Chet moore, Groton tower stated aircraft had turned into the wind while on taxiway and was not yet cleared for take off when incident occurred.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT, MITCHELL LAMPERT, STATED THEY WERE ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM DANBURY TO GROTON AND RETURNED TO DANBURY. MR. LAMPERT STATED THAT THEY WERE TAXIING TO RUNWAY 23 AT GROTON FOR DEPARTURE. PILOT STATED HE STOPPED AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY TO DO RUN-UP CHECKS. WHILE DOING MAG CHECKS, AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP ON ITS NOSE WITH THE PROP STRIKING THE GROUND. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED BENT ENGINE COWLING, BENT OIL COOLER, AND CRACKS AND DENTS TO BOTH WHEEL FAIRINGS. THE PROP WAS DESTROYED. PETER MATTON, A CFI AND MR. LAMPERT'S INSTRUCTOR IN THE WACO AIRCRAFT STATED HE WAS NOT ON THE CONTROLS WHEN THE PLANE'S TAIL PITCHED UP. MR. MATTON FURTHER STATED THAT HE WAS FUNCTIONING AS A PASSENGER ON THIS FLIGHT. MR. LAMPERT STATED HE WAS UNSURE OF STICK POSITION WHEN TAIL PITCHED UP. MR. MATTON ALSO STATED HE WAS UNAWARE OF STICK POSITION WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. MR. CHET MOORE, GROTON TOWER STATED AIRCRAFT HAD TURNED INTO THE WIND WHILE ON TAXIWAY AND WAS NOT YET CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED.