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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Fairbanks, AK · June 18, 1997

Date: June 18, 1997 · 14:30 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Airport: Fairbanks International
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N44239
Reported as: Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine: Continental A658
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N44239Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 10039 · Built 1946 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D 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.

Narrative: the pilot started the a/c by hand propping. After it started, while walking around the wing strut the pilot noticed an increase in engine RPM. The a/c jumped the chocks and proceeded to move forward. The pilot attempted to stop the forward movement by holding the wing strut while attempting to reach inside to turn the ignition off. This attempt failed and the Taylorcraft struck two other a/c, destroying the empenage of one. The Taylorcraft was chocked but not tied down during the hand propping operation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STARTED THE A/C BY HAND PROPPING. AFTER IT STARTED, WHILE WALKING AROUND THE WING STRUT THE PILOT NOTICED AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM. THE A/C JUMPED THE CHOCKS AND PROCEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT BY HOLDING THE WING STRUT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH INSIDE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF. THIS ATTEMPT FAILED AND THE TAYLORCRAFT STRUCK TWO OTHER A/C, DESTROYING THE EMPENAGE OF ONE. THE TAYLORCRAFT WAS CHOCKED BUT NOT TIED DOWN DURING THE HAND PROPPING OPERATION.

Other reports on N44239 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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