What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot in command attempted to start aircraft at Kongiganak, AK and aircraft would not turn over. Pilot in command enlisted thehelp of the station agent to work the magneto switch and proceeded to hand prop the aircraft after setting the parking brake. Aircraft started on first hand prop and pilot in command moved around the aircraft to the controls and in the process either he or the station agent bumped the parking brake off and the aircraft moved under its own power and impacted with a box 20 feet in front of the aircraft damaging the propeller. Station agent received minor injuries by falling on wrist as aircraft started to move. This is incident number IAL320000101.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED TO START AIRCRAFT AT KONGIGANAK, AK AND AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. PILOT IN COMMAND ENLISTED THEHELP OF THE STATION AGENT TO WORK THE MAGNETO SWITCH AND PROCEEDED TO HAND PROP THE AIRCRAFT AFTER SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE. AIRCRAFT STARTED ON FIRST HAND PROP AND PILOT IN COMMAND MOVED AROUND THE AIRCRAFT TO THE CONTROLS AND IN THE PROCESS EITHER HE OR THE STATION AGENT BUMPED THE PARKING BRAKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT MOVED UNDER ITS OWN POWER AND IMPACTED WITH A BOX 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGING THE PROPELLER. STATION AGENT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES BY FALLING ON WRIST AS AIRCRAFT STARTED TO MOVE. THIS IS INCIDENT NUMBER IAL320000101.
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