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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna U206F · Roanoke, VA · August 28, 2020

Date: August 28, 2020 · 10:48 local
Place: Roanoke, VA
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N171RM
Reported as: Cessna U206F
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,525 total818 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N171RMRegistered now · Cessna U206FS/N U20601938 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna U206F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated he was taxiing in an unfamiliar ramp area of the airport to conduct an engine run up. During the taxi, the pilot became distracted and looked at his flight plan on his ipad. The aircraft then struck an asphalt curb. The impact of the curb broke the nose fork and caused a nose over, resulting in a prop strike, thus stopping the engine. This resulted in damage to the nose gear and propeller. The pilot received a minor injury (small cut to the finger). No other injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS TAXIING IN AN UNFAMILIAR RAMP AREA OF THE AIRPORT TO CONDUCT AN ENGINE RUN UP. DURING THE TAXI, THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED AND LOOKED AT HIS FLIGHT PLAN ON HIS IPAD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK AN ASPHALT CURB. THE IMPACT OF THE CURB BROKE THE NOSE FORK AND CAUSED A NOSE OVER, RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE, THUS STOPPING THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY (SMALL CUT TO THE FINGER). NO OTHER INJURIES REPORTED.