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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 8GCBC · Warren, OH · August 30, 1997

Date: August 30, 1997 · 18:30 local
Place: Warren, OH
Airport: Warren Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5055N
Reported as: Bbavia 8GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total200 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N5055NRegistered now · Bellanca 8GCBCS/N 315-79 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBellanca 8GCBC Engine 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: after doing a glider aero-tow release operation, the pilot landed his aircraft. While back-taxiing to clear the runway, the pilot saw a glider on short final for the runway he was on. The tow-plane pilot was forced to taxi off the runway to avoid the glider. Due to heavy vegetation and ground furrows, the aircraft flipped over. Minor damage occurred to the aircraft. (Down graded to incident). This incident occurred during normal operations at a non-tower airport. Gliders being non-powered, have the right-of-way over powered aircraft. The evasive maneuver executed by the aircraft was appropriate.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER DOING A GLIDER AERO-TOW RELEASE OPERATION, THE PILOT LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT. WHILE BACK-TAXIING TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT SAW A GLIDER ON SHORT FINAL FOR THE RUNWAY HE WAS ON. THE TOW-PLANE PILOT WAS FORCED TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY TO AVOID THE GLIDER. DUE TO HEAVY VEGETATION AND GROUND FURROWS, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT. (DOWN GRADED TO INCIDENT). THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS AT A NON-TOWER AIRPORT. GLIDERS BEING NON-POWERED, HAVE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OVER POWERED AIRCRAFT. THE EVASIVE MANEUVER EXECUTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROPRIATE.

Other reports on N5055N · 1

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

Incident 20091101051649ITakeoff: Climb Out · Middlefield Twp, OHPilot was towing a glider when he imformed the glider PIC he was having trouble and felt severe vibration. Glider student noted smoke coming from tow a/c. glider pilot released from a/c. tow a/c returned to airport without incident.Nov 1, 2009 · No damage