# Incident 20190922013459I: Taylorcraft Corp F-21A, Palmer, AK, September 22, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2019, 16:10 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2006L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2006L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F-21A (registry code 8850907, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f-21a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT CORP F-21A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190922013459I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN DESCRIBED TAXIING WITH A TAILWIND (GUSTING OCCASIONALLY), PREPARING TO TURN 180 DEGREES FOR TAKEOFF.

GUSTS INCREASED, LIFTING THE TAIL FROM BEHIND. HE DESCRIBED THAT HE WAS TOO LATE TO RESPOND WITH CONTROLS/GROUND CONTROL INPUT (ELEVATOR, ETC).

AIRCRAFT WAS FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. PROP STRIKE, COWL DAMAGE, AND RUDDER DAMAGE FROM GROUND SURFACE RESULTED.

HIS ATTEMPT TO PICK AIRCRAFT UP AND PUT IT BACK ON ITS WHEELS ADDED MORE DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER.

## Other reports on N2006L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180915013582I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180915013582I), Sep 15, 2018: Taylorcraft Corp F-21A (N2006L), Chugiak, AK, Minor damage. After landing, during taxi to parking, the pilot in command (PIC) was distracted by a pedistrian and made contact with another airplane parked in tiedown,…
- [Accident 19870710070319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870710070319A), Jul 10, 1987: Tcrafk F21 (N2006L), Intl Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Hit a strong down draft taking off in a float plane. Unable to climb. Crashed into trees on edge of lake.

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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