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FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Louisville, KY · August 12, 1997

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Date
August 12, 1997 · 16:10 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Bowman Field Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65628
Reported as
Cessna 172P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N65628Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17275791 · Built 1982Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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: I received a call from the r.o. comm center at 8:00 pm 8/12/97 concerning an incident involving a Cessna 172 aircraft, N68628, at Bowman field Louisville KY. The aircraft ran into a t hangar while the owner was hand propping the aircraft. The proper registration number for the aircraft involved in this incident is N65628. I looked at the aircraft and the hangar and discussed the incident with the owner. Mr. Speaker stated he was going to take the aircraft up to the FBO to have air up in the nose tire and that he was not going to fly the aircraft at this time. Mr. Speaker's spouse was at the controls at the time of this incident. She stated she got nervous and confused and pushed the throttle in instead of pulling it out. The aircraft traveled approximately 40 yards and struck the front of a t hangar. Upon contacting the hangar doors the engine stopped. I contacted the flight service station and Mr. Speaker had not filed a flight plan within the last 72 hr's. I then talked to the airport manager concerning the amount of damage to the t hangar and he stated that it should be less than $5,000.00. The regional duty officer was contacted around 10:30 am on 8/13/97 and notified of the status of this incident. This incident does not meet the requirements for an accident threrfore this incident is considered closed as no action.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE R.O. COMM CENTER AT 8:00 PM 8/12/97 CONCERNING AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT, N68628, AT BOWMAN FIELD LOUISVILLE KY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A T HANGAR WHILE THE OWNER WAS HAND PROPPING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPER REGISTRATION NUMBER FOR THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT IS N65628. I LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND THE HANGAR AND DISCUSSED THE INCIDENT WITH THE OWNER. MR. SPEAKER STATED HE WAS GOING TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT UP TO THE FBO TO HAVE AIR UP IN THE NOSE TIRE AND THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS TIME. MR. SPEAKER'S SPOUSE WAS AT THE CONTROLS AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. SHE STATED SHE GOT NERVOUS AND CONFUSED AND PUSHED THE THROTTLE IN INSTEAD OF PULLING IT OUT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 40 YARDS AND STRUCK THE FRONT OF A T HANGAR. UPON CONTACTING THE HANGAR DOORS THE ENGINE STOPPED. I CONTACTED THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION AND MR. SPEAKER HAD NOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN WITHIN THE LAST 72 HR'S. I THEN TALKED TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER CONCERNING THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE T HANGAR AND HE STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE LESS THAN $5,000.00. THE REGIONAL DUTY OFFICER WAS CONTACTED AROUND 10:30 AM ON 8/13/97 AND NOTIFIED OF THE STATUS OF THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ACCIDENT THRERFORE THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED AS NO ACTION.