# Incident 20160509005749I: Rafferty Trevor CASSUTT IIIM, Midland, TX, May 9, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2016, 17:53 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N827VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827VT-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rafferty Trevor CASSUTT IIIM (registry code 05614NU, https://openairdocs.org/model/rafferty-trevor-cassutt-iiim) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAFFERTY TREVOR CASSUTT IIIM
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160509005749I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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