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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Chris A-1 · Hanksville, UT · April 15, 2000

Date: April 15, 2000 · 13:00 local
Place: Hanksville, UT
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2879T
Reported as: Chris A1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total4,200 in this make and model92 in the last 90 days

N2879TRegistered now · Christen Industries A-1S/N 1009 · Built 1987 Airframe modelChristen Industries A-1 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) During taxi at old mining strip the aircraft hit a soft spot and at the same time a gust of wind picked up the tail of the aircraft, standing it on its nose. As the aircraft went nose down the pilot shut off the engine. The aircraft stayed in this position while the pilot and friend got a rope to try and pull the aircraft back down. Before they could get it lahsoed a second gust of wind blew the aircraft over on its back upside down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAXI AT OLD MINING STRIP THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SOFT SPOT AND AT THE SAME TIME A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT, STANDING IT ON ITS NOSE. AS THE AIRCRAFT WENT NOSE DOWN THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT STAYED IN THIS POSITION WHILE THE PILOT AND FRIEND GOT A ROPE TO TRY AND PULL THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN. BEFORE THEY COULD GET IT LAHSOED A SECOND GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON ITS BACK UPSIDE DOWN.

Other reports on N2879T · 2

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

Incident 20080628839319IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Pueblo, CO(-23) Airman entered a right downwind for runway 25 at Rock Creek Airport (99C0) after observing the windsock and blowing dust patterns that he states were indicating light and variable winds. Touchdown and initial rollout were normal, according to the…Jun 28, 2008 · Substantial damage Incident 19910516031669IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Elk Mountain, WYLoss of engine RPM. Forced landing in field. Carburetor heat door had detached from mount. Lodged in the air inlet.May 16, 1991