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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aeronca 7AC · Franklin, VA · April 7, 2019

Date: April 7, 2019 · 10:41 local
Place: Franklin, VA
Airport: Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Ros
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N81663
Reported as: Aeronca 7AC
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total45 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N81663Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-281 · Built 1945 Airframe modelAeronca 7AC Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot statement..."I started my Aeronca Sunday morning as always with wheels chocked, in the grass, and the tail wheel angled 90 degrees to the fuselage. The plane started as normal as I noticed it going over the chocks. I braced myself against the strut as it was slowly moving forward. I was trying to cut the mags off. The planes left wing caught the edge of my hanger and kind of whiplashed around knocking me to the ramp. The plane hit my hanger door stopping the

Engine. "

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATEMENT..."I STARTED MY AERONCA SUNDAY MORNING AS ALWAYS WITH WHEELS CHOCKED, IN THE GRASS, AND THE TAIL WHEEL ANGLED 90 DEGREES TO THE FUSELAGE. THE PLANE STARTED AS NORMAL AS I NOTICED IT GOING OVER THE CHOCKS. I BRACED MYSELF AGAINST THE STRUT AS IT WAS SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD. I WAS TRYING TO CUT THE MAGS OFF. THE PLANES LEFT WING CAUGHT THE EDGE OF MY HANGER AND KIND OF WHIPLASHED AROUND KNOCKING ME TO THE RAMP. THE PLANE HIT MY HANGER DOOR STOPPING THE

ENGINE. "