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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swftms GC-1B · Denver, CO · June 20, 2006

Date: June 20, 2006 · 09:22 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Front Range Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2300B
Reported as: Swftms GC1B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total2,000 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N2300BRegistered now · Temco GC-1BS/N 3600 · Built 1948 Airframe modelTemco GC-1B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) Pilot was receiving instruction from cfi/atp. Pilot made uneventful landing rwy 35. As pilot turned left off of runway onto taxiway, left side of left foot became temporarily wedged between rudder pedal and side paneling. Pilot reacted to try to free his foot and inadvertently pushed forward on control stick. Tail of aircraft tipped up with the resulting propeller strike and minor lower engine cowling damage. Instructor stated "that the event happened so rapidly that he was unable to react to the situation."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM CFI/ATP. PILOT MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING RWY 35. AS PILOT TURNED LEFT OFF OF RUNWAY ONTO TAXIWAY, LEFT SIDE OF LEFT FOOT BECAME TEMPORARILY WEDGED BETWEEN RUDDER PEDAL AND SIDE PANELING. PILOT REACTED TO TRY TO FREE HIS FOOT AND INADVERTENTLY PUSHED FORWARD ON CONTROL STICK. TAIL OF AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP WITH THE RESULTING PROPELLER STRIKE AND MINOR LOWER ENGINE COWLING DAMAGE. INSTRUCTOR STATED "THAT THE EVENT HAPPENED SO RAPIDLY THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REACT TO THE SITUATION."