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FAA incident report · Cessna 180 · Houston, TX · April 1, 2003

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Date
April 1, 2003 · 09:35 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Ellington Field Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4672A
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O470K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,500 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N4672ARegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 32269 · Built 1956Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 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) Aircraft taxiing in a strong crosswind exceeding 30 knots with gusts. The pilot informed ground control he was experiencing brake problems. Pilot stated he was unable to overcome weathervaning tendency with full right brake and full right rudder deflection. Ground control stated that "all of a sudden, it appeared that the pilot came to a quick stop and then the aircraft came up on its nose with the propeller striking the ground".

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT TAXIING IN A STRONG CROSSWIND EXCEEDING 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS. THE PILOT INFORMED GROUND CONTROL HE WAS EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO OVERCOME WEATHERVANING TENDENCY WITH FULL RIGHT BRAKE AND FULL RIGHT RUDDER DEFLECTION. GROUND CONTROL STATED THAT "ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT APPEARED THAT THE PILOT CAME TO A QUICK STOP AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME UP ON ITS NOSE WITH THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND".