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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Vans RV-12 · Hickory, NC · September 25, 2014

Date
September 25, 2014 · 16:00 local
Place
Hickory, NC
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N312PW
Reported as
Vans RV-12
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Owner/repairman was moving the aircraft to the wash area for maintenance. Did not comprehend he had the throttle all the way forward (max RPM) prior to starting. When the aircraft started the aircraft moved approximately 25 ft when the right wing and prop collided a Cessna 150, N6146F. No injuries were encountered.

As the FAA filed it

OWNER/REPAIRMAN WAS MOVING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE WASH AREA FOR MAINTENANCE. DID NOT COMPREHEND HE HAD THE THROTTLE ALL THE WAY FORWARD (MAX RPM) PRIOR TO STARTING. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED THE AIRCRAFT MOVED APPROXIMATELY 25 FT WHEN THE RIGHT WING AND PROP COLLIDED A CESSNA 150, N6146F. NO INJURIES WERE ENCOUNTERED.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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