# Accident 20181210017899A: Moravan Z143L, Chester, CT, December 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2018, 10:30 local time
- Place: Chester, CT
- Airport: Chester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3833° N, 72.5047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3833&lon=-72.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143GW-2019-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moravan Z143L (registry code 5920213, https://openairdocs.org/model/moravan-z143l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MORAVAN Z143L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 945 total, 55 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181210017899A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA19CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA091), Dec 10, 2018: Zlin Z143 (N143GW), Chester, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during the engine start.

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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