What happened
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Narrative: the aircraft was parked near Bedford, MA ATCT ramp adjacent to taxiway j. the pilot attempted to "reposition the propeller" and the engine started. The pilot stated that the starter bendix drive was intermittent and that repositioning the propeller was to aid in engaging the bendix drive. The aircraft taxied under it's own power with the pilot's wife and child in the aircraft. The aircraft crossed taxiways j & e, the grass infield, runway 29, and proceeded onto runway 23 where it stopped by the 1000 foot marker at 1030 EDT, 04/28/96. The pilot and another person chased the aircraft until it was stopped by the pilot's wife who was on board. The pilot taxied the aircraft back to the ramp. There was no damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries. The pilot reported the starter bendix drive problem to American aero services, taunton, MA. Mr. Mike dupont (IA) repaired the starter on 05/10/96. No other defects were noted. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED NEAR BEDFORD, MA ATCT RAMP ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY J. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO "REPOSITION THE PROPELLER" AND THE ENGINE STARTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE STARTER BENDIX DRIVE WAS INTERMITTENT AND THAT REPOSITIONING THE PROPELLER WAS TO AID IN ENGAGING THE BENDIX DRIVE. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED UNDER IT'S OWN POWER WITH THE PILOT'S WIFE AND CHILD IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED TAXIWAYS J & E, THE GRASS INFIELD, RUNWAY 29, AND PROCEEDED ONTO RUNWAY 23 WHERE IT STOPPED BY THE 1000 FOOT MARKER AT 1030 EDT, 04/28/96. THE PILOT AND ANOTHER PERSON CHASED THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL IT WAS STOPPED BY THE PILOT'S WIFE WHO WAS ON BOARD. THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RAMP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED THE STARTER BENDIX DRIVE PROBLEM TO AMERICAN AERO SERVICES, TAUNTON, MA. MR. MIKE DUPONT (IA) REPAIRED THE STARTER ON 05/10/96. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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