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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscom 8B · Monticello, MN · April 9, 1997

Date: April 9, 1997 · 09:30 local
Place: Monticello, MN
Airport: Pilots Cove Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N28795
Reported as: Luscom 8B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 170 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N28795Registered now · Luscombe 8BS/N 1556 Airframe modelLuscombe 8B Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft being hand propped when it moved forward and struck a tied down aircraft. (-23)jim mordal (pilot/owner) was hand propping N28795 when the engine started. N28795 was not chocked or tied down when the aircraft engine started and taxied under its own power without the pilot. The aircraft moved forward, then circled left and hit aircraft N7680U, a tied down and unoperating aircraft. The propeller of N28795 tore through the left wing of N7680U. N28795 did not receive structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT BEING HAND PROPPED WHEN IT MOVED FORWARD AND STRUCK A TIED DOWN AIRCRAFT. (-23)JIM MORDAL (PILOT/OWNER) WAS HAND PROPPING N28795 WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED. N28795 WAS NOT CHOCKED OR TIED DOWN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED AND TAXIED UNDER ITS OWN POWER WITHOUT THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD, THEN CIRCLED LEFT AND HIT AIRCRAFT N7680U, A TIED DOWN AND UNOPERATING AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER OF N28795 TORE THROUGH THE LEFT WING OF N7680U. N28795 DID NOT RECEIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.