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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · St Petersburg, FL · April 20, 1987

Date: April 20, 1987 · 08:00 local
Place: St Petersburg, FL
Airport: Alfred Whitted
Phase of flight: Idling Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N737TZ
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N737TZRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17269674 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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.

Leaned out door after engine start knee hit throttle. Pilot fell out. Aircraft ran into several parked aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

LEANED OUT DOOR AFTER ENGINE START KNEE HIT THROTTLE. PILOT FELL OUT. AIRCRAFT RAN INTO SEVERAL PARKED AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N737TZ · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19910619031609IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Van Nuys, CAPilot practicing night takeoff and landings thought he was on high speed taxiway. Ran off runway into taxiway sign.Jun 19, 1991 · Minor damage Incident 19880507020989IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Atlanta, GAExperienced loss of oil pressure. Forced landing on highway. Found the hobbs sending unit was leaking.May 7, 1988