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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Delavan, WI · September 29, 1996

Date: September 29, 1996 · 12:15 local
Place: Delavan, WI
Airport: Lake Lawn Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7216Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA354
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 101 total28 in this make and model

N7216QRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17260516 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot had propped aircraft, started to move, ran off ramp, in a ditch and fence, onto highway where came to rest. (-23) on September 29, 1996, at 1215 central daylight time, a Cessna 172, N7216Q, collided with a fence and a ditch while being "hand propped" by a private pilot prior to flight. The accident occurred at Lake Lawn Airport, delevan, walworth county, Wisconsin. The pilot, who was outside the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. (.4) the pilot was unable to start the airplane so he set the parking brake and hand-propped the engine. The unoccupied airplane started, traveled off the ramp and collide with a fence and a ditch prior to coming to rest on the shoulder of a highway. The pilot did not use chocks.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD PROPPED AIRCRAFT, STARTED TO MOVE, RAN OFF RAMP, IN A DITCH AND FENCE, ONTO HIGHWAY WHERE CAME TO REST. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1996, AT 1215 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N7216Q, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND A DITCH WHILE BEING "HAND PROPPED" BY A PRIVATE PILOT PRIOR TO FLIGHT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT LAKE LAWN AIRPORT, DELEVAN, WALWORTH COUNTY, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT, WHO WAS OUTSIDE THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. (.4) THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO START THE AIRPLANE SO HE SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND HAND-PROPPED THE ENGINE. THE UNOCCUPIED AIRPLANE STARTED, TRAVELED OFF THE RAMP AND COLLIDE WITH A FENCE AND A DITCH PRIOR TO COMING TO REST ON THE SHOULDER OF A HIGHWAY. THE PILOT DID NOT USE CHOCKS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI96LA354Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDelavan, WIthe pilot's failure to assure the airplane was properly secured prior to hand-propping the engine.Sep 29, 1996 · Substantial damage