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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Williston, FL · December 3, 2020

Date: December 3, 2020 · 11:15 local
Place: Williston, FL
Airport: Williston Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N57729
Reported as: Taylorcraft DCO-65
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 721 total

N57729Registered now · Taylorcraft DCO-65S/N L-5143 · Built 1943 Airframe modelTaylorcraft DCO-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Upon landing at Williston Municipal Airport (X60) on runway 04 N7786W, a 1943 Taylorcraft- DCO-65, serial number L-5143 experience a ground loop due to strong winds and sustained a prop strike on landing. In the process of stopping the pilot stated, he got on the brakes a little too hard, ended up in the grass alongside the runway. The aircraft came to a stop and tipped forward onto its nose. There was one sole onboard with no injuries. An inspection revealed damage to the propeller from the prop strike and minor damage to the lower engine cowlings.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING AT WILLISTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (X60) ON RUNWAY 04 N7786W, A 1943 TAYLORCRAFT- DCO-65, SERIAL NUMBER L-5143 EXPERIENCE A GROUND LOOP DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND SUSTAINED A PROP STRIKE ON LANDING. IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING THE PILOT STATED, HE GOT ON THE BRAKES A LITTLE TOO HARD, ENDED UP IN THE GRASS ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AND TIPPED FORWARD ONTO ITS NOSE. THERE WAS ONE SOLE ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES. AN INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER FROM THE PROP STRIKE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLINGS.