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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Anchorage, AK · March 11, 2012

Date: March 11, 2012 · 15:10 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N48923
Reported as: Taylorcraft D-CO-65
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total250 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N48923Registered now · Taylorcraft DCO-65S/N L4920 · Built 1943 Airframe modelTaylorcraft DCO-65 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.

The pilot was taxiing for fuel from the parking area. The aircraft sank through some overflow and struck the prop.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS TAXIING FOR FUEL FROM THE PARKING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SANK THROUGH SOME OVERFLOW AND STRUCK THE PROP.