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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Snohomish, WA · October 23, 1998

Date: October 23, 1998
Place: Snohomish, WA
Airport: Harvey Field Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1576E
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N1576ERegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2023 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271050 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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.

Pilot chained the tail of the aircraft to a block of cement in order to hand-prop the engine. After engine start, the aircraft began to move while dragging the block of cement behind. After travelling approximately 50 feet, the aircraft contacted the vertical stabilizer and left wing of a Cessna 150 parked on the ramp.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CHAINED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO A BLOCK OF CEMENT IN ORDER TO HAND-PROP THE ENGINE. AFTER ENGINE START, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE WHILE DRAGGING THE BLOCK OF CEMENT BEHIND. AFTER TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND LEFT WING OF A CESSNA 150 PARKED ON THE RAMP.

Other reports on N1576E · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19970612019109INormal Cruise · Chase City, VALow on fuel en route due thunderstorm deviations. Ran out of fuel a mile from airport. Landed on highway.Jun 12, 1997 · Minor damage Incident 19900823047999ILevel Off Touchdown · Willow Creek, CAHard landing. Came in high and fast. Unable to stop steep descent using full flaps.Aug 23, 1990 · Minor damage