# Incident 20060503011339I: Bbavia 11BC, Weedsport, NY, May 3, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Weedsport, NY
- Airport: Whitfords Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0806° N, 76.5382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITFORDS (B16), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0806&lon=-76.5382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4045E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4045E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11BC (registry code 0191106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 11BC
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060503011339I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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