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FAA incident report · Cessna 150H · Compton, CA · March 30, 2010

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Date
March 30, 2010 · 10:45 local
Place
Compton, CA
Airport
Compton
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N22130
Reported as
Cessna 150H
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total1,400 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N22130Registered now · Cessna 150HS/N 15068079 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot released tie down chains and removed wheel chocks. Started engine for the purpose of taxiing to the wash rack. Pilot exited aircraft, with engine running at approximately 900 RPM, to retrieve his cell phone from his truck. Aircraft started to move under its own power. Pilot tried to stop aircraft by holding onto tail, but was unsuccessful. Aircraft continued in a left 180 turn and struck another aircraft in the tie down area. Subject aircraft's propeller struck second aircraft, damaging the right wing. Reference block 11. This is an estimate. Block 31, items h. and I. Both times are zero.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RELEASED TIE DOWN CHAINS AND REMOVED WHEEL CHOCKS. STARTED ENGINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAXIING TO THE WASH RACK. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT, WITH ENGINE RUNNING AT APPROXIMATELY 900 RPM, TO RETRIEVE HIS CELL PHONE FROM HIS TRUCK. AIRCRAFT STARTED TO MOVE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. PILOT TRIED TO STOP AIRCRAFT BY HOLDING ONTO TAIL, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A LEFT 180 TURN AND STRUCK ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TIE DOWN AREA. SUBJECT AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER STRUCK SECOND AIRCRAFT, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING.REFERENCE BLOCK 11. THIS IS AN ESTIMATE. BLOCK 31, ITEMS H. AND I. BOTH TIMES ARE ZERO.