# Incident 20110617012979I: Boyvey Roger V VANS RV-7, Palm Springs, CA, June 17, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2011, 14:37 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N636RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N636RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boyvey Roger V VANS RV-7 (registry code 05630IJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/boyvey-roger-v-vans-rv-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17045, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOYVEY ROGER V VANS RV-7
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,120 total, 55 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110617012979I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING RWY 31R AT PSP AIRMAN WAS, AS DIRECTED BY TOWER,  TURNING TO BACK TAXI TO EXIT RWY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWNWARD RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE AND ENGINE STOPPAGE.

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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