What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft landed for fuel on a CFR part 91 re position flight from kmlf to keko and to continue to Oregon to be delivered to new owner. Aircraft originated from cottonwood, Arizona. After refueling the pilot was departing and taxiing downwind when the wind from the right quarter settled with power and hit an airport boundary fence. The wind at the time of the accident was gusting from the south at 42 knots. There was no mechanical failure and no injuries to the sole occupant on board.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LANDED FOR FUEL ON A CFR PART 91 RE POSITION FLIGHT FROM KMLF TO KEKO AND TO CONTINUE TO OREGON TO BE DELIVERED TO NEW OWNER. AIRCRAFT ORIGINATED FROM COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA. AFTER REFUELING THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING AND TAXIING DOWNWIND WHEN THE WIND FROM THE RIGHT QUARTER SETTLED WITH POWER AND HIT AN AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS GUSTING FROM THE SOUTH AT 42 KNOTS. THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURE AND NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.