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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Waco QCF-2 · Groveland, CA · March 6, 2016

Date: March 6, 2016 · 12:10 local
Place: Groveland, CA
Airport: Pine Mountain Lake
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N11480
Reported as: Waco QCF-2
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N11480Registered now · Waco QCF-2S/N 3556 · Built 1931 Airframe modelWaco QCF-2 Engine modelContinental W670-6NReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft nosed over, coming to rest inverted, after the main wheels sunk into soft dirt at the edge of the runway. There were no injuries to either of the maintenance personnel on board.

The forward left wing strut was bent, one propeller blade was bent, and the tail navigation light was damaged. The upper forward portion of the top wing is dirtied and scratched, with some wrinkles in the finish, but no major structural damage noted by maintenance personnel.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED, AFTER THE MAIN WHEELS SUNK INTO SOFT DIRT AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER OF THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ON BOARD.

THE FORWARD LEFT WING STRUT WAS BENT, ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS BENT, AND THE TAIL NAVIGATION LIGHT WAS DAMAGED. THE UPPER FORWARD PORTION OF THE TOP WING IS DIRTIED AND SCRATCHED, WITH SOME WRINKLES IN THE FINISH, BUT NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NOTED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.