# Incident 20201203019449I: Taylorcraft DCO-65, Williston, FL, December 3, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2020, 11:15 local time
- Place: Williston, FL
- Airport: Williston Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3546° N, 82.4706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLISTON RGNL (X60), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3546&lon=-82.4706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57729, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57729) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 721 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201203019449I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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