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.
PIC temporarily disembarked PA-18A-150, s/n 18-5497, N6971D (restricted category for aerial advertising) while engine was running at idle on a grass section of the parking ramp at Woodbine Municipal Airport (obi), prior to performing banner tow operations. The aircraft subsequently moved forward, veered right and traveled approximately 100 feet without PIC on board, and impacted a parked and tied down Cirrus SR22, s/n 1511, N134AJ, causing propeller and associated damage to both aircraft. No injuries were sustained.
As the FAA filed it
PIC TEMPORARILY DISEMBARKED PA-18A-150, S/N 18-5497, N6971D (RESTRICTED CATEGORY FOR AERIAL ADVERTISING) WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT IDLE ON A GRASS SECTION OF THE PARKING RAMP AT WOODBINE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OBI), PRIOR TO PERFORMING BANNER TOW OPERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY MOVED FORWARD, VEERED RIGHT AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET WITHOUT PIC ON BOARD, AND IMPACTED A PARKED AND TIED DOWN CIRRUS SR22, S/N 1511, N134AJ, CAUSING PROPELLER AND ASSOCIATED DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.
Other reports on N6971D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.