# Incident 20120107001029I: North American NAVION, Fredericksburg, PA, January 7, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2012, 10:29 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, PA
- Airport: Farmer'S Pride Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4429° N, 76.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FARMERS PRIDE (9N7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4429&lon=-76.4416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91601, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91601-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN NAVION
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120107001029I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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