What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 10, 2018, civil aircraft N143GW, a morovan zlin, model Z143L, serial number 0039, was involved in an accident at Chester Airport (ksnc) located in Chester Connecticut. The aircraft was operated by privacy data omitted. At approximately 1030 am, privacy data omitted removed his aircraft from his hangar to the ramp area outside of his hangar. The aircraft is facing in an easterly direction. privacy data omitted Attempted to start the aircraft?s engine several times without success. The last attempt, he stated that he pumped the throttle several times, partially opened the throttle and started the engine. The engine started at a higher than anticipated RPM. privacy data omitted Stated that he had the brakes applied during the start, but they did not stop the aircraft. The aircraft accelerated forward, travelling down a grassy embankment, striking the left wing with a tree then crossing a paved entrance driveway to a local business. The aircraft?s nose wheel hit a curb, causing it to turn to the left. The aircraft then struck two (2) concrete filled light posts, traveling acrosss the entrance to a business?s parking lot. The aircraft continued to travel in to fencing and a gate operating system that caused the aircraft to turn ninety degrees and come to a stop. No injuries were sustained by Mr. Steinhilber and no other persons were involved in this accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 10, 2018, CIVIL AIRCRAFT N143GW, A MOROVAN ZLIN, MODEL Z143L, SERIAL NUMBER 0039, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT CHESTER AIRPORT (KSNC) LOCATED IN CHESTER CONNECTICUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 AM, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REMOVED HIS AIRCRAFT FROM HIS HANGAR TO THE RAMP AREA OUTSIDE OF HIS HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT IS FACING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO START THE AIRCRAFT?S ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE LAST ATTEMPT, HE STATED THAT HE PUMPED THE THROTTLE SEVERAL TIMES, PARTIALLY OPENED THE THROTTLE AND STARTED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STARTED AT A HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED RPM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE HAD THE BRAKES APPLIED DURING THE START, BUT THEY DID NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED FORWARD, TRAVELLING DOWN A GRASSY EMBANKMENT, STRIKING THE LEFT WING WITH A TREE THEN CROSSING A PAVED ENTRANCE DRIVEWAY TO A LOCAL BUSINESS. THE AIRCRAFT?S NOSE WHEEL HIT A CURB, CAUSING IT TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK TWO (2) CONCRETE FILLED LIGHT POSTS, TRAVELING ACROSSS THE ENTRANCE TO A BUSINESS?S PARKING LOT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL IN TO FENCING AND A GATE OPERATING SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN NINETY DEGREES AND COME TO A STOP. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY MR. STEINHILBER AND NO OTHER PERSONS WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.