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Date
June 13, 2006 · 12:30 local
Place
Guntersville, AL
Airport
Guntersville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N888LD
Reported as
Amtr TEAMROCKETF1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,081 total1 in this make and model77 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 aircraft to the run up area for take off, the wind caught the tail of the aircraft and lifted the tail. The propeller struck the ground. He stated that he pulled the power as the prop strike occurred and the engine stopped. He exited the aircraft with no further problems. There was no apparent damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE TAXIING AIRCRAFT TO THE RUN UP AREA FOR TAKE OFF, THE WIND CAUGHT THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LIFTED THE TAIL. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. HE STATED THAT HE PULLED THE POWER AS THE PROP STRIKE OCCURRED AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.