20050416006959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr VANSRV8 · Lakeland, FL · April 16, 2005

Date
April 16, 2005 · 11:30 local
Place
Lakeland, FL
Airport
Lakeland Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N118JR
Reported as
Amtr VANSRV8
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total300 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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) Aircraft was taxiing eastbound along with 12 other aircraft. With a left xwind all aircraft turned 45 degrees to the right to initiate a run-up. Pilot stated that a gust of wind coupled with the brake application caused the tail to lift and the prop to contact the taxiway surface.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING EASTBOUND ALONG WITH 12 OTHER AIRCRAFT. WITH A LEFT XWIND ALL AIRCRAFT TURNED 45 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT TO INITIATE A RUN-UP. PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND COUPLED WITH THE BRAKE APPLICATION CAUSED THE TAIL TO LIFT AND THE PROP TO CONTACT THE TAXIWAY SURFACE.