20190531005479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Baker Daryl BUSH SPORT 200 · Willimantic, CT · May 31, 2019

Date: May 31, 2019 · 09:55 local
Place: Willimantic, CT
Airport: Windham
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4625D
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA422
Reported as: Baker Daryl Bush Sport 200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total338 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N4625DRegistered now · Baker Daryl BUSH SPORT 200S/N 21056 · Built 2005 Airframe modelBaker Daryl BUSH SPORT 200 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A3B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot started the aircraft after fueling the plane at the fuel farm. The aircraft started, moved from it's static position and struck the fuel farm. The aircrafts propeller and landing gear impacted the bollard posts that surround the fuel farm, the right wing impacted the fuel tank and the left wing impacted the stainless steel cabinet that houses the fuel hoses

Damage to the aircraft was substantial, it includes major damage to both wings, a flap, bent landing gear, damaged engine cowl, and a destroyed propeller.

Damage to the fuel farm was a chopped up sign, chopped up bollard post covers, and a scrape on a fuel tank.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STARTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER FUELING THE PLANE AT THE FUEL FARM. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED, MOVED FROM IT'S STATIC POSITION AND STRUCK THE FUEL FARM. THE AIRCRAFTS PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE BOLLARD POSTS THAT SURROUND THE FUEL FARM, THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE FUEL TANK AND THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE STAINLESS STEEL CABINET THAT HOUSES THE FUEL HOSES

DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL, IT INCLUDES MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, A FLAP, BENT LANDING GEAR, DAMAGED ENGINE COWL, AND A DESTROYED PROPELLER.

DAMAGE TO THE FUEL FARM WAS A CHOPPED UP SIGN, CHOPPED UP BOLLARD POST COVERS, AND A SCRAPE ON A FUEL TANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA19CA422Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWillimantic, CTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during taxi operations, which resulted in a collision with a fuel pump enclosure.May 31, 2019 · Substantial damage