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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV-8 · Tucson, AZ · March 24, 2006

Date
March 24, 2006 · 09:13 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N76540
Reported as
Amtr RV8
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total650 in this make and model90 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) Pilot stated that while taxiing across an active runway at Tucson intl. Airport, his aircraft pitched up onto it's nose experiencing damage to the propeller and wheel fairings. An F-16 aircraft had just made a low approach to the runway along with 18-24 knots prevailing wind. The pilot thinks wake turbulence may have played a role in the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE TAXIING ACROSS AN ACTIVE RUNWAY AT TUCSON INTL. AIRPORT, HIS AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP ONTO IT'S NOSE EXPERIENCING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND WHEEL FAIRINGS. AN F-16 AIRCRAFT HAD JUST MADE A LOW APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY ALONG WITH 18-24 KNOTS PREVAILING WIND. THE PILOT THINKS WAKE TURBULENCE MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN THE INCIDENT.