What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On August 23, 1999, about 1930 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Taylorcraft BC12-D airplane, N96921, sustained substantial damage while the pilot was starting the airplane, about 27 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska, at latitude 61 degrees, 16 minutes north, and longitude 150 degrees, 53.5 minutes west. The airplane was bding operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The airline transport certificated pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge(iic), on September 3, 1999, the pilot reported he landed on a remote road, next to the theodore river, to fish. While preparing to depart, he pulled the airplane onto the road and set the parking brake. The pilot said he turned the magnetos on, and bumped the throttle slightly open. He them spun the propeller by hand. The engine started, and the airplane began to move forward. Before the pilot could enter the airplane, it traveled about 150 feet, off the roadway, and into a ditch. The right wing struck several bushes, and the airplane received damage to both right wing lift struts. (-23) on August 23, 1999, about 1930 adt, pilot reported that he landed on a remote road. While he was starting the engine by hand propping the aircraft began to move forward. The pilot could not get into the aircraft in time to stop it. The aircraft traveled about 150 feet, off of the road and into a ditch, striking bushes and damaging the right wing. (.4) the commercial certificated pilot landed on a remote road next to a river to fish. While preparing to depart, he pulled the airplane onto the road and set the parking brake. The pilot said he turned the magnetos on, and bumped the throttle slightly open. He then spun the propeller by hand. The engine started, and the airplane began to move forward. Before the pilot could enter the airplane, it traveled about 150 feet, off the roadway, and into a ditch. The right wing struck several bushes, and the airplane received damage to both right wing lift struts.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 23, 1999, ABOUT 1930 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D AIRPLANE, N96921, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE THE PILOT WAS STARTING THE AIRPLANE, ABOUT 27 MILES WEST OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, AT LATITUDE 61 DEGREES, 16 MINUTES NORTH, AND LONGITUDE 150 DEGREES, 53.5 MINUTES WEST. THE AIRPLANE WAS BDING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE(IIC), ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED HE LANDED ON A REMOTE ROAD, NEXT TO THE THEODORE RIVER, TO FISH. WHILE PREPARING TO DEPART, HE PULLED THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE ROAD AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. THE PILOT SAID HE TURNED THE MAGNETOS ON, AND BUMPED THE THROTTLE SLIGHTLY OPEN. HE THEM SPUN THE PROPELLER BY HAND. THE ENGINE STARTED, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD ENTER THE AIRPLANE, IT TRAVELED ABOUT 150 FEET, OFF THE ROADWAY, AND INTO A DITCH. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK SEVERAL BUSHES, AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO BOTH RIGHT WING LIFT STRUTS. (-23) ON AUGUST 23, 1999, ABOUT 1930 ADT, PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED ON A REMOTE ROAD. WHILE HE WAS STARTING THE ENGINE BY HAND PROPPING THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD. THE PILOT COULD NOT GET INTO THE AIRCRAFT IN TIME TO STOP IT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ABOUT 150 FEET, OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH, STRIKING BUSHES AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING. (.4) THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT LANDED ON A REMOTE ROAD NEXT TO A RIVER TO FISH. WHILE PREPARING TO DEPART, HE PULLED THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE ROAD AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. THE PILOT SAID HE TURNED THE MAGNETOS ON, AND BUMPED THE THROTTLE SLIGHTLY OPEN. HE THEN SPUN THE PROPELLER BY HAND. THE ENGINE STARTED, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD ENTER THE AIRPLANE, IT TRAVELED ABOUT 150 FEET, OFF THE ROADWAY, AND INTO A DITCH. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK SEVERAL BUSHES, AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO BOTH RIGHT WING LIFT STRUTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.