What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 17, 2010, at approximately 1010 CDT, a Taylorcraft L-2, N4376B, was being taxied to runway 35 on the parallel taxiway at the Crete municipal airport, Crete, Nebraska. Upon reaching the runway 35 run-up pad, the private pilot turned the aircraft to the left to perform a before takeoff check. As the airplane was being turned into the wind, the tail raised off the ground causing the propeller to strike the concrete run-up pad. The pilot pulled the control stick back to lower the tail and shut down the engine. Once the engine was shutdown, the pilot discovered that the first 4 ½ inches of both tips of the propeller were curled rearward. The aircraft was towed to the fixed base operator (FBO). The pilot was the sole occupant onboard the aircraft and was not injured in the incident. No airport property was damaged in the prop strike.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 17, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1010 CDT, A TAYLORCRAFT L-2, N4376B, WAS BEING TAXIED TO RUNWAY 35 ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY AT THE CRETE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CRETE, NEBRASKA. UPON REACHING THE RUNWAY 35 RUN-UP PAD, THE PRIVATE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT TO PERFORM A BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECK. AS THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING TURNED INTO THE WIND, THE TAIL RAISED OFF THE GROUND CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE CONCRETE RUN-UP PAD. THE PILOT PULLED THE CONTROL STICK BACK TO LOWER THE TAIL AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE FIRST 4 ½ INCHES OF BOTH TIPS OF THE PROPELLER WERE CURLED REARWARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR (FBO). THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED IN THE INCIDENT. NO AIRPORT PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED IN THE PROP STRIKE.
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