42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 4, 1985 · 12:53 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit City
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5319K
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
135 total3 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After starting engine aircraft moved forward striking 5560G. Pilot could not adequately reach brake pedals.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER STARTING ENGINE AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD STRIKING 5560G. PILOT COULD NOT ADEQUATELY REACH BRAKE PEDALS.