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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr VARIEZE · Plant City, FL · March 29, 2006

Date: March 29, 2006 · 19:30 local
Place: Plant City, FL
Airport: Plant City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N39DT
Reported as: Amtr Varieze
Reported engine: AMTR O200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N39DTRegistered now · Zabler Gene D VARIEZES/N 175 · Built 1983 Airframe modelZabler Gene D VARIEZE Engine modelContinental 0-200 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) On March 29, 2006, at approximately 16:45 hrs, at the Plant City Municipal Airport (pcm) an amateur certificated aircraft (Varieze) registration N39DT had an incident while maintenance was being performed. privacy data omitted While lifting up the nose of the aircraft to extend the nose landing gear so he could enter the cockpit to complete a maintenance check, the aircraft tipped over backward on the main gear hitting the prop while the engine was running. The prop was damaged and the engine came to a complete stop. There was no other apparent damage to the aircraft. There were no other people or aircraft involved in the incident. There was no damage to any equipment or property at the airfield.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 29, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:45 HRS, AT THE PLANT CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PCM) AN AMATEUR CERTIFICATED AIRCRAFT (VARIEZE) REGISTRATION N39DT HAD AN INCIDENT WHILE MAINTENANCE WAS BEING PERFORMED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE LIFTING UP THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SO HE COULD ENTER THE COCKPIT TO COMPLETE A MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER BACKWARD ON THE MAIN GEAR HITTING THE PROP WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE PROP WAS DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WAS NO OTHER APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO OTHER PEOPLE OR AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY EQUIPMENT OR PROPERTY AT THE AIRFIELD.