20021219034959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Boulder, CO · December 19, 2002

Date: December 19, 2002 · 11:50 local
Place: Boulder, CO
Airport: Boulder Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8718L
Reported as: Piper PA25235
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 530 total55 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N8718LRegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2018 · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-5173 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was taxiing a tow aircraft, with tow rope attached, into position to hook up to a glider with the intention of flight. The end of the tow rope caught on something on the ground. The tow rope pulled tight as the aircraft continued to taxi. The rope snapped causing the tail to raise off the ground. The wind then lifted the tail causing the aircraft to nose over on its nose. The only damage was to the propeller. Inspector dale shuel from the denver FSDO was on scene when this happened.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING A TOW AIRCRAFT, WITH TOW ROPE ATTACHED, INTO POSITION TO HOOK UP TO A GLIDER WITH THE INTENTION OF FLIGHT. THE END OF THE TOW ROPE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING ON THE GROUND. THE TOW ROPE PULLED TIGHT AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TAXI. THE ROPE SNAPPED CAUSING THE TAIL TO RAISE OFF THE GROUND. THE WIND THEN LIFTED THE TAIL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ON ITS NOSE. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROPELLER. INSPECTOR DALE SHUEL FROM THE DENVER FSDO WAS ON SCENE WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

Other reports on N8718L · 1

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

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