43.6455° N, 116.6607° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, ID, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 4, 2010 · 19:05 local
Place
Caldwell, ID
Airport
Caldwell Industrial
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3X
Reported as
Coelho Jame RV-4
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,170 total0 in this make and model0 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.
Taxing on runway after landing to next taxiway and told by air show person to exit nearest taxiway so the pilot turned aircraft 180 degrees, to comply with instructions, when wind lifted the tail causing a prop strike.
As the FAA filed it
TAXING ON RUNWAY AFTER LANDING TO NEXT TAXIWAY AND TOLD BY AIR SHOW PERSON TO EXIT NEAREST TAXIWAY SO THE PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES, TO COMPLY WITH INSTRUCTIONS, WHEN WIND LIFTED THE TAIL CAUSING A PROP STRIKE.