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.
N3372B was conducting operations on an unimproved runway (gravel bar) near Chickaloon, AK. The aircraft was parked perpendicular to the takeoff path. Pilot attempted to taxi into position by lifting the tail. The tire got stuck and the momentum and wind pushed the tail up resulting in a prop strike.
As the FAA filed it
N3372B WAS CONDUCTING OPERATIONS ON AN UNIMPROVED RUNWAY (GRAVEL BAR) NEAR CHICKALOON, AK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED PERPENDICULAR TO THE TAKEOFF PATH. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI INTO POSITION BY LIFTING THE TAIL. THE TIRE GOT STUCK AND THE MOMENTUM AND WIND PUSHED THE TAIL UP RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE.
Other reports on N3372B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.