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Incident · Substantial damage
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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Philadelphia, PA · January 31, 2009

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Date
January 31, 2009 · 19:03 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Wings Field
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5127M
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,250 total700 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N5127MRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2014 · Cessna 152S/N 15284501 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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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 starting aircraft, pilot taxied aircraft to hard surface tiedown area. Pilot exited aircraft while it was still running. He then chocked the wheels and tied the aircraft down. After completing this, he then walked away from the aircraft to get his car in the parking lot. When he returned with his car, the aircraft was moving in a circle around the right wing tiedown rope. The pilot grabbed the right strut in an attempt to stop the aircraft. He was knocked to the ground by the aircraft and injured his head. The aircraft then moved across the ramp and ran into the operations building. Damaged to the building included a hole in the wall, a broken hand rail, a corner post completely knocked down, a picture window and area of wall broken out. Then aircraft sustained substantial damage to right wing just outboard of the wing strut, the left wing tip area, and nose strut. The propeller separated from the engine after striking the building. Pilot stated that he was not intending to fly the aircraft, only to warm up the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER STARTING AIRCRAFT, PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT TO HARD SURFACE TIEDOWN AREA. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING. HE THEN CHOCKED THE WHEELS AND TIED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. AFTER COMPLETING THIS, HE THEN WALKED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO GET HIS CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. WHEN HE RETURNED WITH HIS CAR, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING IN A CIRCLE AROUND THE RIGHT WING TIEDOWN ROPE. THE PILOT GRABBED THE RIGHT STRUT IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND BY THE AIRCRAFT AND INJURED HIS HEAD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MOVED ACROSS THE RAMP AND RAN INTO THE OPERATIONS BUILDING. DAMAGED TO THE BUILDING INCLUDED A HOLE IN THE WALL, A BROKEN HAND RAIL, A CORNER POST COMPLETELY KNOCKED DOWN, A PICTURE WINDOW AND AREA OF WALL BROKEN OUT. THEN AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING JUST OUTBOARD OF THE WING STRUT, THE LEFT WING TIP AREA, AND NOSE STRUT. THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE AFTER STRIKING THE BUILDING. PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT INTENDING TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT, ONLY TO WARM UP THE ENGINE.

Other reports on N5127M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19830116002569IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Kenly, NCOvershot short runway demonstrating short field landing to student. Ran off end and overturned.Jan 16, 1983 · Minor damage