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FAA incident report · Bbavia 11BC · Weedsport, NY · May 3, 2006

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Date
May 3, 2006 · 11:30 local
Place
Weedsport, NY
Airport
Whitfords Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4045E
Reported as
Bbavia 11BC
Reported engine
Continental C85*
Fatal injuries
0
N4045ERegistered now · Aeronca 11BCS/N 11BC-133 · Built 1947Airframe modelAeronca 11BCEngine modelContinental C85 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) On 5/03/06, at approximately 11:00 am, an Aeronca AR-11-BC, N4045E, landed at whitford's airport, Weedsport, NY, on runway 10/28. Upon landing the engine quit, prompting the pilot/owner, privacy data omitted to exit the aircraft and attempt to "prop start" the engine. A witness stated that the pilot privacy data omitted said, "it got away from me" and the aircraft struck him, knocking him to the ground. Another pilot saw the Aeronca executing circles in an adjacent bean field, and was able to approach the aircraft and successfully shut down the engine. It was noted that the throttle position was at the 2/3RD open position. The pilot privacy data omitted was taken to a hospital in serious conditions, with a broken arm, broken ribs and a punctured lung. In a telephone interview on 5/16/05, privacy data omitted EMT with the Weedsport fire dept. Stated that during the ambulance ride, the pilot privacy data omitted told him that after landing, he was headed back to the hangar when his engine stalled. He got out of the aircraft to prop start it, but realized he'd left the throttle pulled out. He attempted to board the aircraft but the left wing struck his left shoulder. The NTSB has determined that because there was no intent to fly, this is not an accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 5/03/06, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM, AN AERONCA AR-11-BC, N4045E, LANDED AT WHITFORD'S AIRPORT, WEEDSPORT, NY, ON RUNWAY 10/28. UPON LANDING THE ENGINE QUIT, PROMPTING THE PILOT/OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPT TO "PROP START" THE ENGINE. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ SAID, "IT GOT AWAY FROM ME" AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIM, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. ANOTHER PILOT SAW THE AERONCA EXECUTING CIRCLES IN AN ADJACENT BEAN FIELD, AND WAS ABLE TO APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT AND SUCCESSFULLY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION WAS AT THE 2/3RD OPEN POSITION. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITIONS, WITH A BROKEN ARM, BROKEN RIBS AND A PUNCTURED LUNG. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW ON 5/16/05, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ EMT WITH THE WEEDSPORT FIRE DEPT. STATED THAT DURING THE AMBULANCE RIDE, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ TOLD HIM THAT AFTER LANDING, HE WAS HEADED BACK TO THE HANGAR WHEN HIS ENGINE STALLED. HE GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO PROP START IT, BUT REALIZED HE'D LEFT THE THROTTLE PULLED OUT. HE ATTEMPTED TO BOARD THE AIRCRAFT BUT THE LEFT WING STRUCK HIS LEFT SHOULDER. THE NTSB HAS DETERMINED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO INTENT TO FLY, THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT.