19890529013309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A152 · Lake Wales, FL · May 29, 1989

Date
May 29, 1989 · 17:20 local
Place
Lake Wales, FL
Airport
Lake Wales Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4896A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89LA162
Reported as
Cessna A152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,015 total183 in this make and model

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.

Engine started by propping. Unoccupied aircraft jumped nose chock hit parked aircraft, a vehicle, and a hangar door.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STARTED BY PROPPING.UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT JUMPED NOSE CHOCK HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT, A VEHICLE, AND A HANGAR DOOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.