20031205033259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Stnson HW75 · Hutchinson, KS · December 5, 2003

Date: December 5, 2003 · 09:17 local
Place: Hutchinson, KS
Airport: Hutchinson Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N23792
Reported as: Stnson HW75
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,773 total25 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N23792Registered now · Stinson HW75S/N 7247 Airframe modelStinson HW75 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) The pilot took off from 47K (moundridge, KS) for a flight to khut (Hutchinson, KS). He landed on runway 31 at Hutchinson and turned left onto taxiway c, which was perpendicular to the wind. During the taxi, the pilot pulled the throttle back to idle to slow the aircraft for the windy conditions. At that point, a gust of wind weathervaned the airplaned to the right, into the wind. The pilot said that he applied correction for the crosswind, but the aircraft's tail came up and the nose struck the ground causing minor damage. Mr. Jewett has flown approximately 1800 accident free hours. He received his tailwind instruction in the incident airplane and was given his tailwheel endorsement and flight review on aug. 5, 2003 after 7.75 hours of instruction, he currently had 25 hours of tailwheel time logged. After talking to the pilot, it was determined that a 44709 reexam was unnecessary and the pilot was counseled.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM 47K (MOUNDRIDGE, KS) FOR A FLIGHT TO KHUT (HUTCHINSON, KS). HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 31 AT HUTCHINSON AND TURNED LEFT ONTO TAXIWAY C, WHICH WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND. DURING THE TAXI, THE PILOT PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE WINDY CONDITIONS. AT THAT POINT, A GUST OF WIND WEATHERVANED THE AIRPLANED TO THE RIGHT, INTO THE WIND. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE APPLIED CORRECTION FOR THE CROSSWIND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL CAME UP AND THE NOSE STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. MR. JEWETT HAS FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 1800 ACCIDENT FREE HOURS. HE RECEIVED HIS TAILWIND INSTRUCTION IN THE INCIDENT AIRPLANE AND WAS GIVEN HIS TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AND FLIGHT REVIEW ON AUG. 5, 2003 AFTER 7.75 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION, HE CURRENTLY HAD 25 HOURS OF TAILWHEEL TIME LOGGED. AFTER TALKING TO THE PILOT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A 44709 REEXAM WAS UNNECESSARY AND THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED.