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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · Harlingen, TX · September 28, 2000

Date: September 28, 2000 · 17:02 local
Place: Harlingen, TX
Airport: Rio Grande Valley International Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2963M
Reported as: Piper PA12
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 520 total225 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N2963MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-1357 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23)privacy data omitted the pilot of N2963M, a PA-12 was in the process of taxing for departure on runway 35R when he was hit by a gust of wind and nosed over on taxiway lima adjacent to the runway. The pilot set the aircraft in the right position and pushed it to the ramp. The aircraft sustained bent propellers tips and cosmetic damage to the prop spinner.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA O^ THE PILOT OF N2963M, A PA-12 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAXING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 35R WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A GUST OF WIND AND NOSED OVER ON TAXIWAY LIMA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SET THE AIRCRAFT IN THE RIGHT POSITION AND PUSHED IT TO THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED BENT PROPELLERS TIPS AND COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE PROP SPINNER.

Other reports on N2963M · 1

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

Incident 19950114003359IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Brownsville, TXNarrative: the pilot stated that he touched down and aircraft was slowing down but proceeded to ground loop. Pilot reported that he corrected to the right and aircraft headed for the grass. Propeller struck runway designation sign and left gear then struck…Jan 14, 1995 · Minor damage