# Incident 20100417031789I: Taylorcraft DCO-65, Crete, NE, April 17, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2010, 10:10 local time
- Place: Crete, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6248° N, 96.9525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crete, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6248&lon=-96.9525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4376B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4376B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 100 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100417031789I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## Other reports on N4376B (1)

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

- [Accident 19970831024799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970831024799A), Aug 31, 1997: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N4376B), Fredericksburg, VA, Substantial damage. Lost power on descent. Applied carb heat. Restarted. Turned off carb heat. Engine quit. Crash landed open field.(.4) on August 31, 1997, approximately 1530…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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