What happened
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On July 19, 2014 at approximately 1800 hours, privacy data omitted was acting as the pilot in command of a Piper PA-28-140 for a local flight between Creve Coeur Airport and st. charles county smartt field. After an unsuccessful start of the engine with the aircraft starter, privacy data omitted got out of the plane and decided to place his wife privacy data omitted at the controls in order for her to apply the brakes while he attempted to hand prop the the engine. privacy data omitted Hand propped the engine and the engine started immediately. When the engine started privacy data omitted got scared and released the toe brakes, which allowed the plane to roll under its own power. The parking brake was not set. The plane rolled through a ditch, across a small section of soybeans and struck a parked Cessna 170B, registration N3498C. Both aircraft received substantial damage. privacy data omitted Received minor injuries and was taken to the hospital for observation.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 19, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF A PIPER PA-28-140 FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT BETWEEN CREVE COEUR AIRPORT AND ST. CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT FIELD. AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL START OF THE ENGINE WITH THE AIRCRAFT STARTER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GOT OUT OF THE PLANE AND DECIDED TO PLACE HIS WIFE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE CONTROLS IN ORDER FOR HER TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP THE THE ENGINE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAND PROPPED THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GOT SCARED AND RELEASED THE TOE BRAKES, WHICH ALLOWED THE PLANE TO ROLL UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET. THE PLANE ROLLED THROUGH A DITCH, ACROSS A SMALL SECTION OF SOYBEANS AND STRUCK A PARKED CESSNA 170B, REGISTRATION N3498C. BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION.
Other aircraft in the event · 1
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