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FAA incident report · Amtr RV-4 · Visalia, CA · January 16, 2006

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Date
January 16, 2006 · 12:10 local
Place
Visalia, CA
Airport
Visalia Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N142JG
Reported as
Amtr RV4
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,239 total553 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N142JGRegistered now · Evans Eugene Benson RV-4S/N 3921 · Built 1999Airframe modelEvans Eugene Benson RV-4Engine modelLycoming IO-540 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) While following another airplane taxiing in front of him, between hangar rows, the pilot's attention was diverted momentarily by an open hangar door to the side. At the same time, the lead aircraft stopped to allow another airplane to taxi by. When the pilot looked back ahead and saw the stopped airplane ahead, he overreacted by applying the brakes too hard, causing the conventional gear airplane to nose over and strike the prop on the pavement.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE FOLLOWING ANOTHER AIRPLANE TAXIING IN FRONT OF HIM, BETWEEN HANGAR ROWS, THE PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED MOMENTARILY BY AN OPEN HANGAR DOOR TO THE SIDE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE LEAD AIRCRAFT STOPPED TO ALLOW ANOTHER AIRPLANE TO TAXI BY. WHEN THE PILOT LOOKED BACK AHEAD AND SAW THE STOPPED AIRPLANE AHEAD, HE OVERREACTED BY APPLYING THE BRAKES TOO HARD, CAUSING THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER AND STRIKE THE PROP ON THE PAVEMENT.