What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: operator of N3291U, Mr. Richard r. kurtz was intending to show his CE-182 for sale to another party. After installation of a recharged battery the starter did not work properly, Mr. Kurtz rotated the propeller with intentions of freeing the starter bendix but had inadvertently left the mag switch on. The aircraft engine started and the aircraft began rolling, Mr. Kurtz pushed himself away from the aircraft using the propeller spinner and the aircraft continued until it struck N99WR, both aircraft received substantial damage. Mr. Kurtz was injured as the aircraft struck him before getting away from the propeller area. This is classified an incident since Mr. Kurtz had not intended to fly the aircraft, this was a maintenance action.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: OPERATOR OF N3291U, MR. RICHARD R. KURTZ WAS INTENDING TO SHOW HIS CE-182 FOR SALE TO ANOTHER PARTY. AFTER INSTALLATION OF A RECHARGED BATTERY THE STARTER DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, MR. KURTZ ROTATED THE PROPELLER WITH INTENTIONS OF FREEING THE STARTER BENDIX BUT HAD INADVERTENTLY LEFT THE MAG SWITCH ON. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ROLLING, MR. KURTZ PUSHED HIMSELF AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT USING THE PROPELLER SPINNER AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED UNTIL IT STRUCK N99WR, BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MR. KURTZ WAS INJURED AS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIM BEFORE GETTING AWAY FROM THE PROPELLER AREA. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AN INCIDENT SINCE MR. KURTZ HAD NOT INTENDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT, THIS WAS A MAINTENANCE ACTION.
Other reports on N3291U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.