20111217028169I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Moore Warren VANS RV-4 · Tomball, TX · December 17, 2011

Date: December 17, 2011 · 14:36 local
Place: Tomball, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N223WM
Reported as: Moore Warren Vans RV-4
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 985 total585 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N223WMRegistered now · Moore Warren VANS RV-4S/N 4193 · Built 2005 Airframe modelMoore Warren VANS RV-4 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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During ground taxi operations at dwh airport, at approximately 14:36 hours on 12/17/2011, N223WM, an experimental RV-4, was given the authority by dwh tower/ground operations to taxi to taxi way echo behind a barron, N1RT. While passing behind barron N1RT, N223WM encountered the turbulence of the barrons propellers performing a high power engine run up. The turbulence weatherveined N223WM and tipped it onto its nose. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

DURING GROUND TAXI OPERATIONS AT DWH AIRPORT, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:36 HOURS ON 12/17/2011, N223WM, AN EXPERIMENTAL RV-4, WAS GIVEN THE AUTHORITY BY DWH TOWER/GROUND OPERATIONS TO TAXI TO TAXI WAY ECHO BEHIND A BARRON, N1RT. WHILE PASSING BEHIND BARRON N1RT, N223WM ENCOUNTERED THE TURBULENCE OF THE BARRONS PROPELLERS PERFORMING A HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN UP. THE TURBULENCE WEATHERVEINED N223WM AND TIPPED IT ONTO ITS NOSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.