What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 01/03/2026 at approximately 1245 local in a vans RV8 a minor ground incident occurred during landing rollout. This was a pleasure flight and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft suffered a propeller strike and no one was injured. The pilot is an ATP and flight originated from aeg.
A minor ground incident occurred at Albuquerque Double Eagle II Airport (kaeg). During rollout at taxi speed on runway 17, the aircraft’s tail became light, and the aircraft pitched forward, resulting in a propeller strike and aircraft positioned on its nose. Pilot exited the plane and pushed it back to the horizontal position on its tail wheel. Then without ATC instructions, taxied off the runway on the B1/B intersection. The aircraft was secured immediately.
Conditions at the time were dry runway, clear skies, 10+ miles visibility, with winds 280 at 4 knots.
No maintenance anomalies or airworthiness issues were noted. Jrk
As the FAA filed it
ON 01/03/2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 LOCAL IN A VANS RV8 A MINOR GROUND INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THIS WAS A PLEASURE FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A PROPELLER STRIKE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE PILOT IS AN ATP AND FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AEG.
A MINOR GROUND INCIDENT OCCURRED AT ALBUQUERQUE DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT (KAEG). DURING ROLLOUT AT TAXI SPEED ON RUNWAY 17, THE AIRCRAFT’S TAIL BECAME LIGHT, AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD, RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE AND AIRCRAFT POSITIONED ON ITS NOSE. PILOT EXITED THE PLANE AND PUSHED IT BACK TO THE HORIZONTAL POSITION ON ITS TAIL WHEEL. THEN WITHOUT ATC INSTRUCTIONS, TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE B1/B INTERSECTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED IMMEDIATELY.
CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE DRY RUNWAY, CLEAR SKIES, 10+ MILES VISIBILITY, WITH WINDS 280 AT 4 KNOTS.
NO MAINTENANCE ANOMALIES OR AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES WERE NOTED. JRK