32.1171° N, 110.9415° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at TUCSON INTL (TUS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 22, 2009 · 16:38 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N87F
Reported as
Cessna 120
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,160 total65 in this make and model300 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.
Pilot landed runway 21 at tus. The winds were gusty and just about right down the runway. After departing the runway on the hi speed taxiway he began his taxi with the wind. A large gust of wind picked up the tail and the nose cowling struck the ground. Damage to the propeller and engine shroud. No other damage noted.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED RUNWAY 21 AT TUS. THE WINDS WERE GUSTY AND JUST ABOUT RIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY ON THE HI SPEED TAXIWAY HE BEGAN HIS TAXI WITH THE WIND. A LARGE GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE TAIL AND THE NOSE COWLING STRUCK THE GROUND. DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE SHROUD. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED.