# Incident 20201103015009I: Aeronca 7AC, Elyria, OH, November 3, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2020, 14:00 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Elyria Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3315° N, 82.1003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELYRIA (1G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3315&lon=-82.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82787, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82787) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201103015009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD JUST FUEL THE AIRCRAFT WITH CHOCKS IN PLACE. THE PILOT WAS OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PROPELLER HAND STARTING THE AIRCRAFT. UPON ENGINE START THE AIRCRAFT SURPASSED THE CHOCKS KNOCKING THE PILOT AROUND CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TRAVELED A FEW YARDS AWAY COLLIDING WITH A FUEL PUMP AND BARRICADE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP. THERE WAS NO FUEL PUMP DAMAGE THAT CAUSED LEAKAGE.  THE FAA IIC INSPECTOR MADE CONTACT WITH ASSIGNED NTSB INSPECTOR AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THIS EVENT DID NOT QUALIFY AS AN ACCIDENT (NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT).  THIS EVENT WAS DOWNGRADED TO AN INCIDENT.

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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