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FAA incident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Denver, CO · February 25, 2009

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Date
February 25, 2009 · 12:40 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Front Range
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N139AC
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,920 total130 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N139ACRegistered now · American Champion 8KCABS/N 686-92 · Built 1992Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8KCABEngine modelLycoming AEIO-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.

N139AC was taxing from rwy 17 back to the ramp at the completion of a flight. A strong wind gust lifted the left wing up causing the right wingtip to contact the runway then the tail rise and the aircraft tipped over on its nose. There was minor damage to the right wing tip. The lower engine cowling was scrapped and the propeller tips were bent. There was minor damage to the firewall. The wind reported at the time were 150/25 gusting to 35 knots.

As the FAA filed it

N139AC WAS TAXING FROM RWY 17 BACK TO THE RAMP AT THE COMPLETION OF A FLIGHT. A STRONG WIND GUST LIFTED THE LEFT WING UP CAUSING THE RIGHT WINGTIP TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY THEN THE TAIL RISE AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING WAS SCRAPPED AND THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE WIND REPORTED AT THE TIME WERE 150/25 GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS.