20061130027589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18 · Whitewater, MT · November 30, 2006

Date
November 30, 2006 · 11:00 local
Place
Whitewater, MT
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7101K
Reported as
Piper PA18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total21 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) On November 30, 2006, at 11:00 local MST, a Piper PA-18, N7101K, registered to privacy data omitted and piloted by privacy data omitted hit a snow berm with its wheels while taxiing to the pilot's grass strip. A tailwind of 5-7 knots (estimated) prevailed at the time of the incident. The aircraft nosed down, allowing the propeller to strike the ground, causing the engine to stop. VMC conditions prevailed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and no injuries were reported by the sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 30, 2006, AT 11:00 LOCAL MST, A PIPER PA-18, N7101K, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA ^ AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^ HIT A SNOW BERM WITH ITS WHEELS WHILE TAXIING TO THE PILOT'S GRASS STRIP. A TAILWIND OF 5-7 KNOTS (ESTIMATED) PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN, ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

Other reports on N7101K · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.