Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during taxi operations, which resulted in a collision with a fuel pump enclosure.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that, after he had fueled the airplane with a fuel pump, he started the engine and began to taxi. During the taxi, the right brake malfunctioned, and his right foot slipped off the brake/rudder pedal. The left wing struck the fuel pump enclosure, and the airplane impacted a concrete post that protected the fuel pump. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. Federal Aviation Administration inspectors who examined the brake system after the accident reported that there were no preaccident malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA19CA422 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 31, 2019
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Willimantic, Connecticut
- Nearest airport
- Windham (IJD)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built BUSH SPORT
- N-number
- N4625D
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2005
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.