What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on November 14, 1997, at approximately 1145 hours, a Piper PA-24-260, N9297P piloted by Mr. William j. savory, a private pilot, experienced some difficulties while preparing to depart the acy ramp for flight. The pilot stated that after engine start he reached into the back of the aircraft for some charts. At that time for some unknown reason the aircraft moved forward and ran into the back (tail section) of another parked aircraft, N421KS. A CE-421-B causing substantial damage to the parked aircraft, but only minor damage to his aircraft. It would appear that the pilot did not have the parking brake set and he failed to maintain brake pedal pressure to avoid aircraft movement. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan had not been filed. The pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft was not injured. privacy data omitted Incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 14, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1145 HOURS, A PIPER PA-24-260, N9297P PILOTED BY MR. WILLIAM J. SAVORY, A PRIVATE PILOT, EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTIES WHILE PREPARING TO DEPART THE ACY RAMP FOR FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER ENGINE START HE REACHED INTO THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR SOME CHARTS. AT THAT TIME FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON THE AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD AND RAN INTO THE BACK (TAIL SECTION) OF ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT, N421KS. A CE-421-B CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PARKED AIRCRAFT, BUT ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE THE PARKING BRAKE SET AND HE FAILED TO MAINTAIN BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE TO AVOID AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.
Other reports on N9297P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.