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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Champion 7AC · Rapid City, SD · June 4, 2011

Date: June 4, 2011 · 16:20 local
Place: Rapid City, SD
Airport: Ellsworth Afb
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N83318
Reported as: Champion 7AC
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,748 total199 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N83318Registered now · Champion 7ACS/N 7AC-1985 · Built 1946 Airframe modelChampion 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

This incident occurred on June 4, 2011 at Ellsworth, afb. Pilot privacy data omitted, flew N83318, a champ from Ellsworth Afb to spearfish, SD. The pilot was taxiing out for takeoff, at approximately 1620, when he encountered a wind gust. A wind gust caused the tail to come up and the prop to strike the ramp. After the tail came back down the pilot continued his taxi and took off for spearfish. The weather was VFR and no flight plan had been filed. The aircraft received damage to the prop and the pilot was not injured. The pilot holds a private pilot certificate.

As the FAA filed it

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUNE 4, 2011 AT ELLSWORTH, AFB. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLEW N83318, A CHAMP FROM ELLSWORTH AFB TO SPEARFISH, SD. THE PILOT WAS TAXIING OUT FOR TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 1620, WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST. A WIND GUST CAUSED THE TAIL TO COME UP AND THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RAMP. AFTER THE TAIL CAME BACK DOWN THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS TAXI AND TOOK OFF FOR SPEARFISH. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.