# Incident 20110714019389I: Ercoupe G, Fulton, NY, July 14, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2011, 16:40 local time
- Place: Fulton, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3192° N, 76.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fulton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3192&lon=-76.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94898, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94898) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe G (registry code 0420722, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110714019389I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 14, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1640 EDT, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAND-PROPPED AIRCRAFT N94898 IN AN ATTEMPT TO CHARGE A WEAK AIRCRAFT BATTERY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED BUT THE THROTTLE WAS SET TOO HIGH AND THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE CHOCKS AND RAN INTO A HANGAR DOOR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED MINOR SCRAPES WHEN HE GRABBED THE TAIL AND WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGAR, HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO FLY, BUT WHEN HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, HE JUST WANTED TO GET IT OVER TO MAINTENANCE AND HAVE THE BATTERY CHECKED.AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, ENGINE MOUNT AND COWLING, AS WELL AS BOTH WING TIPS. THERE IS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGES OF THE WINGS WHEN THE WINGS WERE FORCED AFTWARDS WHEN IMPACTING THE HANGAR. THE WINGS HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR INTERNAL DAMAGE AT THIS TIME.

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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