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FAA incident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Monroe, MI · October 30, 2005

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Date
October 30, 2005 · 11:00 local
Place
Monroe, MI
Airport
Custer Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N44099
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine
Continental A65*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total54 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N44099Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 9899 · Built 1946Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) After refueling the aircraft at ttf, the pilot talked to the fuel attendant and the attendant agreed to help hold the tail of the aircraft. The pilot said that he gave instructions of what to do and expect. The attendant said that he was not aware the pilot was going to start the aircraft. After starting the aircraft the pilot was approaching the cockpit of the aircraft, he noticed the aircraft was rolling. The attendant stated that he was startled when the aircraft started and a gust of wind hit at the same time and he lost his hold on the aircraft. The pilot reached into the aircraft and retarded the throttle to idle. He also grabbed the aircraft at the door frame causing the aircraft to pivot, thus striking a cement pole protecting the above ground fuel tank. The prop struck the pole and wedged it between the prop and engine cowling. The prop is bent and the engine cowl is dented and cracked. The aircraft was inspected by local FBO and mechanic who found no structural damage. The mechanic is working with the owner/pilot to have the engine pulled and checked for the prop strike and engine stoppage. The motor mount will also be checked for damage when the engine is removed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT AT TTF, THE PILOT TALKED TO THE FUEL ATTENDANT AND THE ATTENDANT AGREED TO HELP HOLD THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE GAVE INSTRUCTIONS OF WHAT TO DO AND EXPECT. THE ATTENDANT SAID THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE THE PILOT WAS GOING TO START THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER STARTING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING THE COCKPIT OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING. THE ATTENDANT STATED THAT HE WAS STARTLED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED AND A GUST OF WIND HIT AT THE SAME TIME AND HE LOST HIS HOLD ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REACHED INTO THE AIRCRAFT AND RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. HE ALSO GRABBED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE DOOR FRAME CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT, THUS STRIKING A CEMENT POLE PROTECTING THE ABOVE GROUND FUEL TANK. THE PROP STRUCK THE POLE AND WEDGED IT BETWEEN THE PROP AND ENGINE COWLING. THE PROP IS BENT AND THE ENGINE COWL IS DENTED AND CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY LOCAL FBO AND MECHANIC WHO FOUND NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE MECHANIC IS WORKING WITH THE OWNER/PILOT TO HAVE THE ENGINE PULLED AND CHECKED FOR THE PROP STRIKE AND ENGINE STOPPAGE. THE MOTOR MOUNT WILL ALSO BE CHECKED FOR DAMAGE WHEN THE ENGINE IS REMOVED.