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FAA incident report · North American NAVION · Fredericksburg, PA · January 7, 2012

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Date
January 7, 2012 · 10:29 local
Place
Fredericksburg, PA
Airport
Farmer'S Pride Airport
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91601
Reported as
North American Navion
Reported engine
Continental E185 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N91601Registration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · North American NAVIONS/N NAV-4-372 · Built 1946Airframe modelNorth American NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 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 private pilot, owner of the subject aircraft, was doing an engine magneto check on a damp grassy area on the ramp, with the brakes set. The aircraft began to move under power. The pilot failed to arrest the movement before the aircraft collided with a conex container located 160 feet in front of the aircraft. The pilot, privacy data omitted received minor injuries including a black eye and a 3/4 inch gash to the fore head requiring stitches. The subsequent investigation did not reveal a mechanical deficiency with the aircraft controls or brakes. During the interview the pilot admitted losing control of the aircraft. The concern that age may have had an affect on the pilots ability was addressed. The pilot's wife, who witnessed the incident, from a nearby car, convinced her husband to consider surrendering his pilot certificate. On 1-20-2012, private pilot certificate privacy data omitted was surrendered for personal reasons. FAA legal, AEA-7, was consulted. No further action is pending or is being considered in this case.

As the FAA filed it

THE PRIVATE PILOT, OWNER OF THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT, WAS DOING AN ENGINE MAGNETO CHECK ON A DAMP GRASSY AREA ON THE RAMP, WITH THE BRAKES SET. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE UNDER POWER. THE PILOT FAILED TO ARREST THE MOVEMENT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A CONEX CONTAINER LOCATED 160 FEET IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES INCLUDING A BLACK EYE AND A 3/4 INCH GASH TO THE FORE HEAD REQUIRING STITCHES. THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL A MECHANICAL DEFICIENCY WITH THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS OR BRAKES. DURING THE INTERVIEW THE PILOT ADMITTED LOSING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CONCERN THAT AGE MAY HAVE HAD AN AFFECT ON THE PILOTS ABILITY WAS ADDRESSED. THE PILOT'S WIFE, WHO WITNESSED THE INCIDENT, FROM A NEARBY CAR, CONVINCED HER HUSBAND TO CONSIDER SURRENDERING HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE. ON 1-20-2012, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SURRENDERED FOR PERSONAL REASONS. FAA LEGAL, AEA-7, WAS CONSULTED. NO FURTHER ACTION IS PENDING OR IS BEING CONSIDERED IN THIS CASE.