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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 120 · Kent, WA · February 26, 2003

Date: February 26, 2003 · 17:15 local
Place: Kent, WA
Airport: Crest Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3132N
Reported as: Cessna 120
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 226 total226 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N3132NRegistered now · Cessna 120S/N 13390 · Built 1947 Airframe modelCessna 120 Engine modelContinental C85 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) Curtis langholz stated that he had been flying with a passenger and had landed at Crest park airport to deplane the passenger. After the passenger had deplaned, Mr. Langholz taxied back to runway 15 for takeoff. A short field takeoff was planned. On taking the active runway (15) Mr. Langholz stated that he applied the brakes and applied power and with the elevator, lifted the tail off the tarmac. As the tail fo the aircraft continued to rise up, Mr. Langholz realized that the propeller was going to strike the runway and immediately pulled the throttle to idle. When the propeller struck the runway the engine quit running and the aircraft came to a three point rest on a propeller blade and the main landing gear. Two bystanders assisted by lowering the tail of the aircraft to the tarmac.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CURTIS LANGHOLZ STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING WITH A PASSENGER AND HAD LANDED AT CREST PARK AIRPORT TO DEPLANE THE PASSENGER. AFTER THE PASSENGER HAD DEPLANED, MR. LANGHOLZ TAXIED BACK TO RUNWAY 15 FOR TAKEOFF. A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF WAS PLANNED. ON TAKING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY (15) MR. LANGHOLZ STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND APPLIED POWER AND WITH THE ELEVATOR, LIFTED THE TAIL OFF THE TARMAC. AS THE TAIL FO THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO RISE UP, MR. LANGHOLZ REALIZED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS GOING TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. WHEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A THREE POINT REST ON A PROPELLER BLADE AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. TWO BYSTANDERS ASSISTED BY LOWERING THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE TARMAC.

Other reports on N3132N · 1

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

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