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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Globe GC-1B · Pacoima, CA · May 10, 2015

Date: May 10, 2015 · 15:50 local
Place: Pacoima, CA
Airport: Whiteman
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3378K
Reported as: Globe GC-1B
Reported engine: Continental C125 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,740 total1,170 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N3378KRegistered now · Globe GC-1BS/N 1371 · Built 1946 Airframe modelGlobe GC-1B Engine modelContinental C125 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N3378K was taxing to the run up area prior to departure from Whiteman Airport. While entering the run-up area, ground control called and issued a transponder code. The pilot looked down to enter the code in the transponder, when he looked up he noticed an aircraft in the run-up area. The pilot braked hard to avoid hitting the other aircraft. N3378K nosed over as a result of the hard braking. The propeller and the lower engine cowl contacted the ground. Both the propeller and the engine cowl were damage by the ground contact.

As the FAA filed it

N3378K WAS TAXING TO THE RUN UP AREA PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM WHITEMAN AIRPORT. WHILE ENTERING THE RUN-UP AREA, GROUND CONTROL CALLED AND ISSUED A TRANSPONDER CODE. THE PILOT LOOKED DOWN TO ENTER THE CODE IN THE TRANSPONDER, WHEN HE LOOKED UP HE NOTICED AN AIRCRAFT IN THE RUN-UP AREA. THE PILOT BRAKED HARD TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. N3378K NOSED OVER AS A RESULT OF THE HARD BRAKING. THE PROPELLER AND THE LOWER ENGINE COWL CONTACTED THE GROUND. BOTH THE PROPELLER AND THE ENGINE COWL WERE DAMAGE BY THE GROUND CONTACT.