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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV4 · Houston, TX · July 1, 2003

Date: July 1, 2003 · 15:31 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N252MD
Reported as: Amtr RV4
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,800 total785 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N252MDRegistered now · Frederick Mark L FREDERICK RV-4S/N 4001 · Built 1993 Airframe modelFrederick Mark L FREDERICK RV-4 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot cleared for "position and hold" rwy 15R at iah. During taxi onto runway aircraft nosed over. The aircraft was removed from taxiway and transported to Garrett aviation services, repair station #XB1R. The pilot is a 4850 plus flight hour, ATP pilot. Pilot was unable to counter the wake turbulence of departing MD-80. Damage to aircraft was minimal. This incident considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT CLEARED FOR "POSITION AND HOLD" RWY 15R AT IAH. DURING TAXI ONTO RUNWAY AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM TAXIWAY AND TRANSPORTED TO GARRETT AVIATION SERVICES, REPAIR STATION #XB1R. THE PILOT IS A 4850 PLUS FLIGHT HOUR, ATP PILOT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO COUNTER THE WAKE TURBULENCE OF DEPARTING MD-80. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS MINIMAL. THIS INCIDENT CONSIDERED CLOSED.