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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rafferty Trevor CASSUTT IIIM · Midland, TX · May 9, 2016

Date
May 9, 2016 · 17:53 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Midland International
Phase of flight
Run-Up Area
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N827VT
Reported as
Rafferty Trevor Cassutt Iiim
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

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 may 9, 2016, the pilot was cleared to runway 28 near taxi-way papa. He held short of runway to perform engine run-up. Winds reported as 270 at 19KTS and gusts to 27KTS. Pilot stated a wind gust caused the aircraft to nose over causing damage to the propeller and nose cowling.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 9, 2016, THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO RUNWAY 28 NEAR TAXI-WAY PAPA. HE HELD SHORT OF RUNWAY TO PERFORM ENGINE RUN-UP. WINDS REPORTED AS 270 AT 19KTS AND GUSTS TO 27KTS. PILOT STATED A WIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND NOSE COWLING.