# Incident 20120610010009I: Jones Thomas W RANS S-6S, Olivehurst, CA, June 10, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2012, 18:05 local time
- Place: Olivehurst, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0795° N, 121.5567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olivehurst, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0795&lon=-121.5567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512TJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N512TJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jones Thomas W RANS S-6S (registry code 056220D, https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-thomas-w-rans-s-6s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JONES THOMAS W RANS S-6S
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 290 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120610010009I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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