What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 31st, 2010, at approximately 1320 local time, a private pilot was involved in an aircraft accident while attempting to hand-prop an aircraft with the intent to depart from the Wellington municipal airport (kegt), Wellington, Kansas. The aircraft involved in this accident is a Cessna CE-172-K, which is privacy data omitted by the private pilot. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) existed at the time of the accident. Prior to the accident, the airman attempted to start the CE-172; however, the aircraft's battery did not have sufficient power to engage the starter. The privacy data omitted removed, charged and reinstalled the battery. A subsequent attempt to re-start the aircraft was unsuccessful. The airman then set the aircraft's parking brake, attempted to move the aircraft to verify the brakes were indeed preventing aircraft movement, and elected to hand-prop the aircraft. Immediately after engine start, the aircraft began moving forward under its own power. The aircraft continued forward approximately 75 yards in between a row of t-hangars, then crossed the airport taxiway, eventually impacting an embankment on the east side of the main runway; total distance traveled is approximately 250 yards. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to its left wing tip and firewall resulting from its impact with the embankment. The airman received minor injuries while attempting to enter the moving aircraft to shutdown the engine.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 31ST, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1320 LOCAL TIME, A PRIVATE PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAND-PROP AN AIRCRAFT WITH THE INTENT TO DEPART FROM THE WELLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KEGT), WELLINGTON, KANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT IS A CESSNA CE-172-K, WHICH IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BY THE PRIVATE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO START THE CE-172; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT'S BATTERY DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER TO ENGAGE THE STARTER. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REMOVED, CHARGED AND REINSTALLED THE BATTERY. A SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPT TO RE-START THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRMAN THEN SET THE AIRCRAFT'S PARKING BRAKE, ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO VERIFY THE BRAKES WERE INDEED PREVENTING AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT, AND ELECTED TO HAND-PROP THE AIRCRAFT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENGINE START, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN MOVING FORWARD UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS IN BETWEEN A ROW OF T-HANGARS, THEN CROSSED THE AIRPORT TAXIWAY, EVENTUALLY IMPACTING AN EMBANKMENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MAIN RUNWAY; TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED IS APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS LEFT WING TIP AND FIREWALL RESULTING FROM ITS IMPACT WITH THE EMBANKMENT. THE AIRMAN RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE MOVING AIRCRAFT TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.