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FAA incident report · Cessna 177B · Norwood, MA · January 23, 1994

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Date
January 23, 1994 · 10:15 local
Place
Norwood, MA
Airport
Norwood Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N544PZ
Reported as
Cessna 177B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
630 total525 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N544PZRegistered now · Cessna 177BS/N 17701981 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 177BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative:(identity expunged) stated to me in a telephone conversation, that he was not in his aircraft CE-177B, N544PZ when it struck N41538, a PA-34 at Norwood Memorial Airport, Norwood, MA (owd) on Sunday 01-23-94. The sequence of events are as follows. (-1) the engine of N544PZ was preheated and a start was attempted at about 10:00 am. This was not successful and a clicking noise was heard coming from the engine compartment. (2) at this time (identity expunged) turned off the switches and got out of the aircraft to pull the prop through. He said, "his intent was not to start the engine but to clear the cylinders." He said that he had read that this was good practice when attempting cold weather starts. (3) the engine did start and the aircraft departed it's parking space.privacy data omitted Were seated in the rear passenger seats.privacy data omitted (4) The aircraft traveled approximately 200 feet without anyone at the controls before it struck N41538. (5) during the period that the aircraft left it's parking spot and struck N41538 (identity expunged) ran alongside and made several attempts to enter the aircraft and bring it under control. (6) I n conclusion,privacy data omitted witnessed (identity expunged) running alongside N544PZ attempting to re-enter it, and has provided a written statement to be included in this report. He has also provided photos that show the ramp conditions and the relative positions of both aircraft after the impact.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE:(IDENTITY EXPUNGED) STATED TO ME IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, THAT HE WAS NOT IN HIS AIRCRAFT CE-177B, N544PZ WHEN IT STRUCK N41538, A PA-34 AT NORWOOD MEMORIAL AIRPORT, NORWOOD, MA (OWD) ON SUNDAY 01-23-94. THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS. (-1) THE ENGINE OF N544PZ WAS PREHEATED AND A START WAS ATTEMPTED AT ABOUT 10:00 AM. THIS WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL AND A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. (2) AT THIS TIME (IDENTITY EXPUNGED) TURNED OFF THE SWITCHES AND GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO PULL THE PROP THROUGH. HE SAID, "HIS INTENT WAS NOT TO START THE ENGINE BUT TO CLEAR THE CYLINDERS." HE SAID THAT HE HAD READ THAT THIS WAS GOOD PRACTICE WHEN ATTEMPTING COLD WEATHER STARTS. (3) THE ENGINE DID START AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IT'S PARKING SPACE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE SEATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEATS.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (4) THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET WITHOUT ANYONE AT THE CONTROLS BEFORE IT STRUCK N41538. (5) DURING THE PERIOD THAT THE AIRCRAFT LEFT IT'S PARKING SPOT AND STRUCK N41538 (IDENTITY EXPUNGED) RAN ALONGSIDE AND MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ENTER THE AIRCRAFT AND BRING IT UNDER CONTROL. (6) I N CONCLUSION,^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ WITNESSED (IDENTITY EXPUNGED) RUNNING ALONGSIDE N544PZ ATTEMPTING TO RE-ENTER IT, AND HAS PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. HE HAS ALSO PROVIDED PHOTOS THAT SHOW THE RAMP CONDITIONS AND THE RELATIVE POSITIONS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT AFTER THE IMPACT.