What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Larry l. hoover had flown his plane to wynkoop airport to visit with friends. He was trying to start the plane he had piloted to the wynkoop airport. According to the owner of the airport, privacy data omitted, Mr. Hoover intended to return to his home in millersport, Ohio. The pilot was trying to manually (hand prop)start his plane by turning the propeller. Mr. Hoover tied the plane to a quadrunner (atv) using a nylon
Rope. privacy data omitted Stated he was inside the hanger when Mr. Hoover was trying to start the plane.
Mr. Hoover got the plane to start. The throttle was apparently set at a higher RPM due to an issue starting it. The plane does not have brakes, thus when the aircraft started the force caused the rope to break and the aircraft started going in circles. privacy data omitted Heard the plane start and quickly came outside. He saw Mr. Hoover trying to
Stop the plane which was taxing in circles. privacy data omitted Then joined him in attempting to stop the
Plane. At some point the plane ran into Mr. Hoover and struck him with the propeller. The plane continued circling and apparenlty ran over Mr. Hoover two times. privacy data omitted Was also knocked over by the plane but was uninjured. The plane eventually moved further down the runway and circled some more before coming to a stop on its own.
As the FAA filed it
LARRY L. HOOVER HAD FLOWN HIS PLANE TO WYNKOOP AIRPORT TO VISIT WITH FRIENDS. HE WAS TRYING TO START THE PLANE HE HAD PILOTED TO THE WYNKOOP AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF THE AIRPORT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MR. HOOVER INTENDED TO RETURN TO HIS HOME IN MILLERSPORT, OHIO. THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO MANUALLY (HAND PROP)START HIS PLANE BY TURNING THE PROPELLER. MR. HOOVER TIED THE PLANE TO A QUADRUNNER (ATV) USING A NYLON
ROPE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS INSIDE THE HANGER WHEN MR. HOOVER WAS TRYING TO START THE PLANE.
MR. HOOVER GOT THE PLANE TO START. THE THROTTLE WAS APPARENTLY SET AT A HIGHER RPM DUE TO AN ISSUE STARTING IT. THE PLANE DOES NOT HAVE BRAKES, THUS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED THE FORCE CAUSED THE ROPE TO BREAK AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED GOING IN CIRCLES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HEARD THE PLANE START AND QUICKLY CAME OUTSIDE. HE SAW MR. HOOVER TRYING TO
STOP THE PLANE WHICH WAS TAXING IN CIRCLES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN JOINED HIM IN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE
PLANE. AT SOME POINT THE PLANE RAN INTO MR. HOOVER AND STRUCK HIM WITH THE PROPELLER. THE PLANE CONTINUED CIRCLING AND APPARENLTY RAN OVER MR. HOOVER TWO TIMES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ALSO KNOCKED OVER BY THE PLANE BUT WAS UNINJURED. THE PLANE EVENTUALLY MOVED FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY AND CIRCLED SOME MORE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON ITS OWN.
NTSB investigation
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