What happened
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Acft was attempting to taxi but would not move, pilot stepped out of the acft to remove the chocks, and the empty acft moved forward and struck a fence.(.19) on September 1, 1998, about 1200 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172G, N5797R, registered to an individual, collided with a fence at Leesburg Municipal Airport, Leesburg, Florida, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the private -rated pilot was not injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated this was the second flight since having the brake pads replaced. He started the engine to go on a local flight and when he attempted to taxi, the aircraft would not move. He left the engine running and got out to see if he had left a wheel chock in place or if a brake was locked. After he exited the aircraft, it began to move. He held onto the aircraft and it made a circle before he fell down. The aircraft traveled across a taxiway and collided with a fence, where it came to rest. (.4) on September 1, 1998, about 1200 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172G, N5797R, registered to an individual, collided with a fence at Leesburg Municipal Airport, Leesburg, Florida, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the private-rated pilot received minor injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that when he attempted to begin taxiing for takeoff, the aircraft would not move. He left the engine running and exited the aircraft to see if he had left the wheel chocks in place. As he exited the aircraft it began to move. The wind from the propeller prevented him from getting back in the aircraft. The aircraft taxied uncontrolled and made a 360-degree turn. The aircraft then taxied across a taxiway into a field and collided with a fence. (-23) pilot untied the aircraft and preflighted same. Pilot entered aircraft and started the engine. Pilot applied power and the aircraft did not move. Pilot then opened the l/h door to look at the aircraft wheels for chocks or obstructions. Witness stated it appeared that in an effort to observe th e right wheel, the pilot fell out of the aircraft .
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAXI BUT WOULD NOT MOVE, PILOT STEPPED OUT OF THE ACFT TO REMOVE THE CHOCKS, AND THE EMPTY ACFT MOVED FORWARD AND STRUCK A FENCE.(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1998, ABOUT 1200 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172G, N5797R, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AT LEESBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LEESBURG, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE -RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THIS WAS THE SECOND FLIGHT SINCE HAVING THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED. HE STARTED THE ENGINE TO GO ON A LOCAL FLIGHT AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MOVE. HE LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING AND GOT OUT TO SEE IF HE HAD LEFT A WHEEL CHOCK IN PLACE OR IF A BRAKE WAS LOCKED. AFTER HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, IT BEGAN TO MOVE. HE HELD ONTO THE AIRCRAFT AND IT MADE A CIRCLE BEFORE HE FELL DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ACROSS A TAXIWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE, WHERE IT CAME TO REST. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1998, ABOUT 1200 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172G, N5797R, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AT LEESBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LEESBURG, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO BEGIN TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MOVE. HE LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO SEE IF HE HAD LEFT THE WHEEL CHOCKS IN PLACE. AS HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT IT BEGAN TO MOVE. THE WIND FROM THE PROPELLER PREVENTED HIM FROM GETTING BACK IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED UNCONTROLLED AND MADE A 360-DEGREE TURN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TAXIED ACROSS A TAXIWAY INTO A FIELD AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. (-23) PILOT UNTIED THE AIRCRAFT AND PREFLIGHTED SAME. PILOT ENTERED AIRCRAFT AND STARTED THE ENGINE. PILOT APPLIED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT MOVE. PILOT THEN OPENED THE L/H DOOR TO LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS FOR CHOCKS OR OBSTRUCTIONS. WITNESS STATED IT APPEARED THAT IN AN EFFORT TO OBSERVE TH E RIGHT WHEEL, THE PILOT FELL OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT .
NTSB investigation
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