# Incident 20140925019262I: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, Hickory, NC, September 25, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2014, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312PW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N312PW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12 (registry code 0690009, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140925019262I

## Narrative

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

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

- N6146F, Cessna A150L: no report for this aircraft; [N6146F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6146F) is registered now

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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