What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This incident took place on may 29, 1999 at 1138 am on a private airport near Polk fity, Florida. The pilot, owner of Aeronca champion, N1032E was hand propping the engine. The aircraft was parked inside of a hanger. There was no occupant inside the aircraft. The engine was being started for maintenance purposes. The engine started, the aircraft jumped the wheel chocks, and exited the hanger, it collided with a french byplane N230EB that was parked near by. The Aeronca champ was substanialy damaged, the french byplane recieved minor damage, the Aeronca champ owner received minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON MAY 29, 1999 AT 1138 AM ON A PRIVATE AIRPORT NEAR POLK FITY, FLORIDA. THE PILOT, OWNER OF AERONCA CHAMPION, N1032E WAS HAND PROPPING THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED INSIDE OF A HANGER. THERE WAS NO OCCUPANT INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE WAS BEING STARTED FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES. THE ENGINE STARTED, THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE WHEEL CHOCKS, AND EXITED THE HANGER, IT COLLIDED WITH A FRENCH BYPLANE N230EB THAT WAS PARKED NEAR BY. THE AERONCA CHAMP WAS SUBSTANIALY DAMAGED, THE FRENCH BYPLANE RECIEVED MINOR DAMAGE, THE AERONCA CHAMP OWNER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.
Other reports on N1032E · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.