20200214002539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cub Crafters PA18-150 · Salem, OR · February 14, 2020

Date
February 14, 2020 · 15:00 local
Place
Salem, OR
Airport
Salem Municipal
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N65EJ
Reported as
Cub Crafters PA18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
30,000 total50 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot was taxiing N65EJ to runway 34/16 for departure. As the aircraft approached the runway, the pilot applied the heel brakes and the aircraft tipped over on its nose.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TAXIING N65EJ TO RUNWAY 34/16 FOR DEPARTURE. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIED THE HEEL BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE.