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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Somerset, NJ · August 5, 2009

Date: August 5, 2009 · 10:00 local
Place: Somerset, NJ
Airport: Somerset
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N43766
Reported as: Taylorcraft BC12-D
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,205 total12 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N43766Registration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 7425 · Built 1946 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D Engine 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.

The pilot was propping the engine in order to fly. The rope that was tieing the tailwheel to the ground stake broke when the engine started. The pilot grabbed the wing strut to hold the aircraft from moving. The aircraft pivoted and turned into the aircraft that was parked on the tiedown next to him. The operating propeller struck the wing of the parked aircraft and the right wing of the operating aircraft struck the stationary propeller of the parked aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS PROPPING THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO FLY. THE ROPE THAT WAS TIEING THE TAILWHEEL TO THE GROUND STAKE BROKE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED. THE PILOT GRABBED THE WING STRUT TO HOLD THE AIRCRAFT FROM MOVING. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED AND TURNED INTO THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS PARKED ON THE TIEDOWN NEXT TO HIM. THE OPERATING PROPELLER STRUCK THE WING OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT WING OF THE OPERATING AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE STATIONARY PROPELLER OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N43766 · 2

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

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