What happened
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On may 7, 2022 at approximately 1100 local time aircraft N8588L a Piper PA-260 with only the pilot on board, towed and releasing a glider then returned and landed at Hartford Municipal Airport in Hartford, Wisconsin. Upon landing on runway 18 and turning off the runway onto the taxi way, while applying brakes, the aircraft tail lifted and the nose of the aircraft contacted the taxiway, the aircraft prop struck the taxiway and the blade bent aft. No other damage was noted on the aircraft. The pilot stated during the taxi off the runway, the control stick was in the full aft position with full up elevator. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot reported the winds as variable from the east and northeast at 8 to 10 gusting to 15 mph. No injuries were reported.
A records review was performed with the aircraft having a current annual. File photo did not indicate any other damage to the aircraft. No other aircraft discrepancies noted. A review of the pilots medical indicated the basic med was not show complete due to the training requirement was incomplete. The cmec checklist was also expired.
The pilot landed the aircraft on grass runway 18. The winds were varying out of the north to north-east at 8 knots gusting to 15 knots.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 7, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N8588L A PIPER PA-260 WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD, TOWED AND RELEASING A GLIDER THEN RETURNED AND LANDED AT HARTFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN HARTFORD, WISCONSIN. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AND TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE TAXI WAY, WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT TAIL LIFTED AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TAXIWAY, THE AIRCRAFT PROP STRUCK THE TAXIWAY AND THE BLADE BENT AFT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED DURING THE TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY, THE CONTROL STICK WAS IN THE FULL AFT POSITION WITH FULL UP ELEVATOR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS AS VARIABLE FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 8 TO 10 GUSTING TO 15 MPH. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
A RECORDS REVIEW WAS PERFORMED WITH THE AIRCRAFT HAVING A CURRENT ANNUAL. FILE PHOTO DID NOT INDICATE ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCIES NOTED. A REVIEW OF THE PILOTS MEDICAL INDICATED THE BASIC MED WAS NOT SHOW COMPLETE DUE TO THE TRAINING REQUIREMENT WAS INCOMPLETE. THE CMEC CHECKLIST WAS ALSO EXPIRED.
THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON GRASS RUNWAY 18. THE WINDS WERE VARYING OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTH-EAST AT 8 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS.