What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 5/6/2019, the incident aircraft (model: PA-18) was running at idle with a dog in the baggage area when the operator realized he forgot to lock his truck and grab his keys. When the operator got out to lock his truck the dog jumped forward into the backseat and knocked the throttle control forward and the plane ground taxied into a parked plane across the ramp. The root cause of this incident was pilot induced error as the operational factor. There were no additional contributing factors to this incident. The pilot was counseled to secure the aircraft prior to exiting for any reason and to manage aggravating factors that could cause incidents/accidents and to exercise good aeronautical decision making skills.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5/6/2019, THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT (MODEL: PA-18) WAS RUNNING AT IDLE WITH A DOG IN THE BAGGAGE AREA WHEN THE OPERATOR REALIZED HE FORGOT TO LOCK HIS TRUCK AND GRAB HIS KEYS. WHEN THE OPERATOR GOT OUT TO LOCK HIS TRUCK THE DOG JUMPED FORWARD INTO THE BACKSEAT AND KNOCKED THE THROTTLE CONTROL FORWARD AND THE PLANE GROUND TAXIED INTO A PARKED PLANE ACROSS THE RAMP. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS PILOT INDUCED ERROR AS THE OPERATIONAL FACTOR. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS INCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED TO SECURE THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO EXITING FOR ANY REASON AND TO MANAGE AGGRAVATING FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS AND TO EXERCISE GOOD AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING SKILLS.
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