20001118021939I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Topdog · Perris, CA · November 18, 2000

Date: November 18, 2000 · 09:40 local
Place: Perris, CA
Airport: Perris Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Amtr Topdog
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total3,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The instructor of a two seat ultralight vehicle was standing on the ground starting the engine of the ultralight while the student was sitting in the vehicle guarding the brake and throttle pdeals. After the engine started, the student pressed on the right pedal (throttle) vise left pedal (brake) causing the vehicle to accelerate forward and crash into a parked car. This was the student's fourth flight in a ultralight vehicle.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR OF A TWO SEAT ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND STARTING THE ENGINE OF THE ULTRALIGHT WHILE THE STUDENT WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE GUARDING THE BRAKE AND THROTTLE PDEALS. AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED, THE STUDENT PRESSED ON THE RIGHT PEDAL (THROTTLE) VISE LEFT PEDAL (BRAKE) CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AND CRASH INTO A PARKED CAR. THIS WAS THE STUDENT'S FOURTH FLIGHT IN A ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE.