19990528016049I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grtlks 2T-1A-2 · Decatur, IL · May 28, 1999

Date: May 28, 1999 · 17:25 local
Place: Decatur, IL
Airport: Decatur
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3554L
Reported as: Grtlks 2T1A2
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO360B1G6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 126 total15 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N3554LRegistered now · Great Lakes 2T-1A-2S/N 0801 · Built 1978 Airframe modelGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2 Engine modelLycoming AEIO-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.

At about 1725 CDT the pilot on command was making a runup on the taxiway leading to runway 24, prior to a local pleasure flight. After checking the magnetos the pilot noticed a sensation of the nose of the aircraft sinking, he then pressed harder on the brakes and looked down to verify that he did have the control stick back, when he looked up he noticed the propeller was hitting the pavement. He then pulled the throttle back and cut the mixture. The aircraft came to a rest on its propeller spinner and main landing gear. The pilot stated that he thought that a falcon 50 departing the same runway may have been a factor. The winds at the time were about 230 to 250 degrees at 5 to 8 knots. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

AT ABOUT 1725 CDT THE PILOT ON COMMAND WAS MAKING A RUNUP ON THE TAXIWAY LEADING TO RUNWAY 24, PRIOR TO A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. AFTER CHECKING THE MAGNETOS THE PILOT NOTICED A SENSATION OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SINKING, HE THEN PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKES AND LOOKED DOWN TO VERIFY THAT HE DID HAVE THE CONTROL STICK BACK, WHEN HE LOOKED UP HE NOTICED THE PROPELLER WAS HITTING THE PAVEMENT. HE THEN PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK AND CUT THE MIXTURE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST ON ITS PROPELLER SPINNER AND MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT A FALCON 50 DEPARTING THE SAME RUNWAY MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE ABOUT 230 TO 250 DEGREES AT 5 TO 8 KNOTS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.