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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Globe GC-1B · Caldwell, NC · April 2, 2016

Date
April 2, 2016 · 15:15 local
Place
Caldwell, NC
Airport
Walker Field Dr.
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N78140
Reported as
Globe GC-1B
Reported engine
Continental 0-300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,681 total

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.

On 04/02/2016 at approximately 15:15 local, pilot was taxiing to end of grass strip braked and made turn 180 degrees to end when tail began to rise and nosed over therefore flipping upside down.

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/02/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:15 LOCAL, PILOT WAS TAXIING TO END OF GRASS STRIP BRAKED AND MADE TURN 180 DEGREES TO END WHEN TAIL BEGAN TO RISE AND NOSED OVER THEREFORE FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN.