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FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · Gilmer, TX · June 24, 2009

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Date
June 24, 2009 · 09:45 local
Place
Gilmer, TX
Airport
Fox Stephens Field - Gilmer Mu
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N76655
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C85*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N76655Registration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Cessna 140S/N 11095 · Built 1946Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 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) On June 24, 2009, at 1000 EDT, a Cessna 140, N76655, registered to the mechanic/pilot/operator: privacy data omitted, ground looped while performing a high speed taxi at the gillmer airport (kjxi), gillmer Texas to test maintenance work performed on the tail wheel. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time; a flight plan had not been filed as the operation was not intended for flight. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the sole occupant was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2009, AT 1000 EDT, A CESSNA 140, N76655, REGISTERED TO THE MECHANIC/PILOT/OPERATOR: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, GROUND LOOPED WHILE PERFORMING A HIGH SPEED TAXI AT THE GILLMER AIRPORT (KJXI), GILLMER TEXAS TO TEST MAINTENANCE WORK PERFORMED ON THE TAIL WHEEL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME; A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED AS THE OPERATION WAS NOT INTENDED FOR FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.