AAIB investigation to Tanarg/Ixess 15 912S(1), G-IMUP

Moved during ground running and struck vehicles, Dunkeswell Airfield, 5 April 2015.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 September 2015

• Category: Sport aviation and balloons
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 5 April 2015
• Aircraft type: Tanarg/Ixess 15 912S(1)
• Location: Dunkeswell Airfield, Devon
• Registration: G-IMUP

Summary:

When running the engine to warm it up prior to a flight, the owner-pilot reports that, instead of stopping when he intended to shut it down, the engine ran up to high power and the aircraft started to move. The pilot was unable to hold it on the brakes and the aircraft struck two parked cars before coming to a halt. Relative unfamiliarity with the type of aircraft he had chosen may have been a factor in the accident.

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Tanarg Ixess 15 912S(1) G-IMUP 09-15

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Published 10 September 2015