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FAA incident report · Mcclenney Erik S RV-14 · Auburn, WA · March 10, 2021

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Date
March 10, 2021 · 10:03 local
Place
Auburn, WA
Airport
Auburn Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N276EM
Reported as
Mcclenney Erik S RV-14
Reported engine
Lycoming YIO-390 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
313 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N276EMRegistered now · Mcclenney Erik S RV-14S/N 140024 · Built 2020Airframe modelMcclenney Erik S RV-14Engine modelLycoming YIO-390 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021, about 1003HRS PST, RV-14, N276EM, during landing rollout on rwy 34, on runway centerline, prior to turning to exit the runway to taxi back to hangar, pilot in command applied brakes causing the tail to rise and the propeller to strike the ground. Aircraft came to rest on the spinner. Weather conditions - winds were calm, with high clouds and unlimited visibility. Auburn muni airport operations personnel were on scene within 5 minutes of the event. Airport operations briefly closed rwy 34 for approximately 1 hour while aircraft was brought back down to its tailwheel, towed off runway via taxiway A3, and runway area inspected and cleaned of any debris. Airport operations provided 360 degree photos of aircraft on the runway centerline prior to lowering tailwheel and towing. Subsequent FAA inspection of the aircraft noted that damage was limited to the propeller tips and the spinner where the aircraft rested on. No damage noted on engine cowling, engine mounts, firewall, fuselage skin, or any other structural components.

As the FAA filed it

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021, ABOUT 1003HRS PST, RV-14, N276EM, DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RWY 34, ON RUNWAY CENTERLINE, PRIOR TO TURNING TO EXIT THE RUNWAY TO TAXI BACK TO HANGAR, PILOT IN COMMAND APPLIED BRAKES CAUSING THE TAIL TO RISE AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE SPINNER. WEATHER CONDITIONS - WINDS WERE CALM, WITH HIGH CLOUDS AND UNLIMITED VISIBILITY. AUBURN MUNI AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WERE ON SCENE WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF THE EVENT. AIRPORT OPERATIONS BRIEFLY CLOSED RWY 34 FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT BACK DOWN TO ITS TAILWHEEL, TOWED OFF RUNWAY VIA TAXIWAY A3, AND RUNWAY AREA INSPECTED AND CLEANED OF ANY DEBRIS. AIRPORT OPERATIONS PROVIDED 360 DEGREE PHOTOS OF AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE PRIOR TO LOWERING TAILWHEEL AND TOWING. SUBSEQUENT FAA INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT NOTED THAT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER TIPS AND THE SPINNER WHERE THE AIRCRAFT RESTED ON. NO DAMAGE NOTED ON ENGINE COWLING, ENGINE MOUNTS, FIREWALL, FUSELAGE SKIN, OR ANY OTHER STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS.