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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Waco UBF · Los Angeles, CA · April 21, 2023

Date: April 21, 2023 · 09:15 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Whiteman
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N13074
Reported as: Waco UBF
Reported engine: Continental R670-SERIES
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 720 in this make and model

N13074Registered now · Waco UBFS/N 3691 · Built 1933 Airframe modelWaco UBF Engine modelContinental R670-SERIES seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot stated that he was taxing the aircraft and weaving back and forth for visibility. He then applied the brakes to move back to the left for clearence from a parked aircraft near the taxiway. Too much pressure was applied to the heel brake which caused the tail section to come off the ground. The center of gravity of the aircraft caused it to nose forward at which point the propeler struck the ground. I inspected the aircraft and did not find an significant damage that would elevate this event into an accident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TAXING THE AIRCRAFT AND WEAVING BACK AND FORTH FOR VISIBILITY. HE THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES TO MOVE BACK TO THE LEFT FOR CLEARENCE FROM A PARKED AIRCRAFT NEAR THE TAXIWAY. TOO MUCH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE HEEL BRAKE WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL SECTION TO COME OFF THE GROUND. THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED IT TO NOSE FORWARD AT WHICH POINT THE PROPELER STRUCK THE GROUND. I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT FIND AN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE THAT WOULD ELEVATE THIS EVENT INTO AN ACCIDENT.