20131024025829I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aeronca 65-TAC · Roanoke, TX · October 24, 2013

Date: October 24, 2013 · 16:00 local
Place: Roanoke, TX
Airport: Northwest Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N36954
Reported as: Aeronca 65-TAC
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N36954Registered now · Aeronca 65-TACS/N C2681TA · Built 1941 Airframe modelAeronca 65-TAC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 10/24/2013, the pilot hand propped his Aeronca 65-TAC (N36954) in front of his hangar at Northwest Regional Airport (52F), Roanoke, TX, for the purpose of doing a run-up. The throttle was set a little excessive, and upon starting up, the aircraft began an uncommanded taxi between the t hangars. The aircraft traveled approximately 60 yards and struck another hangar door, dislodging it from it's upper track. The door then impacted the spinner of an aircraft stored in the hagar, but damaged only the spinner of the aircraft. The aircraft sustained damage to the wooden prop, spinner, and the engine enclosure, all of which are defined as minor.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/24/2013, THE PILOT HAND PROPPED HIS AERONCA 65-TAC (N36954) IN FRONT OF HIS HANGAR AT NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT (52F), ROANOKE, TX, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DOING A RUN-UP. THE THROTTLE WAS SET A LITTLE EXCESSIVE, AND UPON STARTING UP, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED TAXI BETWEEN THE T HANGARS. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS AND STRUCK ANOTHER HANGAR DOOR, DISLODGING IT FROM IT'S UPPER TRACK. THE DOOR THEN IMPACTED THE SPINNER OF AN AIRCRAFT STORED IN THE HAGAR, BUT DAMAGED ONLY THE SPINNER OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WOODEN PROP, SPINNER, AND THE ENGINE ENCLOSURE, ALL OF WHICH ARE DEFINED AS MINOR.