What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The incident occurred at an airport that supports both parachute and glider operations. The king air was returning from a parachute drop. A glider operated by the civil air patrol had just been auto towed and was airborne. The cap tow vehicle had a driver and an observer. The observer reported over the common frequency that the tow rope was down and clear of the runway. The observer was wrong in his assessment of the position of the tow rope. It was not completely clear of the runway. The king air landed and during rollout, when actually at taxi speed, the right prop picked up the tow rope. The resultant damage was minor, consisting of small skin dents and damage to one of the anti-ice boots on the prop. The civil air patrol has procedures for the tow vehicle to follow. The procedures were followed, however the observer was in error regarding the position of the tow rope. The cap was contacted and the safety officer will conduct his own investigation. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN AIRPORT THAT SUPPORTS BOTH PARACHUTE AND GLIDER OPERATIONS. THE KING AIR WAS RETURNING FROM A PARACHUTE DROP. A GLIDER OPERATED BY THE CIVIL AIR PATROL HAD JUST BEEN AUTO TOWED AND WAS AIRBORNE. THE CAP TOW VEHICLE HAD A DRIVER AND AN OBSERVER. THE OBSERVER REPORTED OVER THE COMMON FREQUENCY THAT THE TOW ROPE WAS DOWN AND CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. THE OBSERVER WAS WRONG IN HIS ASSESSMENT OF THE POSITION OF THE TOW ROPE. IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. THE KING AIR LANDED AND DURING ROLLOUT, WHEN ACTUALLY AT TAXI SPEED, THE RIGHT PROP PICKED UP THE TOW ROPE. THE RESULTANT DAMAGE WAS MINOR, CONSISTING OF SMALL SKIN DENTS AND DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE ANTI-ICE BOOTS ON THE PROP. THE CIVIL AIR PATROL HAS PROCEDURES FOR THE TOW VEHICLE TO FOLLOW. THE PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED, HOWEVER THE OBSERVER WAS IN ERROR REGARDING THE POSITION OF THE TOW ROPE. THE CAP WAS CONTACTED AND THE SAFETY OFFICER WILL CONDUCT HIS OWN INVESTIGATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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