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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Jones Thomas W RANS S-6S · Olivehurst, CA · June 10, 2012

Date
June 10, 2012 · 18:05 local
Place
Olivehurst, CA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N512TJ
Reported as
Jones Thomas W Rans S-6S
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
390 total290 in this make and model30 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.

Pilot was taxiing into position for take off. Pilot had the elevator in the wrong position, the gusty wind pushed the tail up and the propeller struck the ground. Damage to propeller tip only.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TAXIING INTO POSITION FOR TAKE OFF. PILOT HAD THE ELEVATOR IN THE WRONG POSITION, THE GUSTY WIND PUSHED THE TAIL UP AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER TIP ONLY.