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FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Anchorage, AK · December 6, 1996

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Date
December 6, 1996
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6922H
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Fatal injuries
0
N6922HRegistration cancelled Sep 5, 2012 · Cessna A185FS/N 18503343 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.19) On December 6, 1996, at 1100 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Cessna 180 airplane, registered to and operated by the pilot, crashed into a hangar during an uncontrolled taxi while no one was in the cockpit. The personal flight, operating under 14 CFR part 91, was to depart merrill field, Anchorage, Alaska, and the destination was port alsworth, Alaska. No flight plan was filed and visual meteoroloical conditions prevailed. The certificated commercial pilot was seriously injured. The airplane received substantial damage. According to a witness located on a hangar roof, he saw the airplane parked at the fuel pumps. He turned away and then heard a loud engine noise like an airplane starting its takeoff. He turned around in time to see the accident airplane strike a hangar. He stated the pilot was holding onto the airplane's left wing strut. The airplane struck the hangar and dislodged the pilot from the wing strut. The pilot does not recall the occurrence or taxing the airplane to the fuel pumps. The pilot stated that he intended to fuel the airplane and fly to his home in port alsworth with a load of freight. He was to return and pickup his family later in the day. Examination of the airplane by a certificated airframe and powerplant mechanic showed that the right magneto remained on (hot) with the ignition/magneto switch in the off position. The pilot could not recall if he manipulated the propeller after exiting the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON DECEMBER 6, 1996, AT 1100 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, CRASHED INTO A HANGAR DURING AN UNCONTROLLED TAXI WHILE NO ONE WAS IN THE COCKPIT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WAS TO DEPART MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, AND THE DESTINATION WAS PORT ALSWORTH, ALASKA. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS LOCATED ON A HANGAR ROOF, HE SAW THE AIRPLANE PARKED AT THE FUEL PUMPS. HE TURNED AWAY AND THEN HEARD A LOUD ENGINE NOISE LIKE AN AIRPLANE STARTING ITS TAKEOFF. HE TURNED AROUND IN TIME TO SEE THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE STRIKE A HANGAR. HE STATED THE PILOT WAS HOLDING ONTO THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRUT. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE HANGAR AND DISLODGED THE PILOT FROM THE WING STRUT. THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL THE OCCURRENCE OR TAXING THE AIRPLANE TO THE FUEL PUMPS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE INTENDED TO FUEL THE AIRPLANE AND FLY TO HIS HOME IN PORT ALSWORTH WITH A LOAD OF FREIGHT. HE WAS TO RETURN AND PICKUP HIS FAMILY LATER IN THE DAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY A CERTIFICATED AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC SHOWED THAT THE RIGHT MAGNETO REMAINED ON (HOT) WITH THE IGNITION/MAGNETO SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. THE PILOT COULD NOT RECALL IF HE MANIPULATED THE PROPELLER AFTER EXITING THE AIRPLANE.