# Incident 19981201045379I: Cessna 172, Lima, OH, December 1, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1998, 20:00 local time
- Place: Lima, OH
- Airport: Lima Allen County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7075° N, 84.0271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIMA ALLEN COUNTY (AOH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7075&lon=-84.0271&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6793A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6793A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 100 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981201045379I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-5) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START AIRPLANE USING AIRPLANE'S ELECTRICAL STARTER. WHEN AIRPLANE FAILED TO START PILOT ELECTED TO EXIT AIRCRAFT AND PULL PROPELLER THROUGH BY HAND. PILOT REMEMBERS TURNING OFF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MASTERSWITCH, BUT IS UNSURE WHETHER OR NOT MAGNETO SWITCHES WERE ALSO TURNED OFF. WHILE ROTATING PROPELLER BY HAND, AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER AIRPLANE COCKPIT AS AIRCRAFT BEGAN MOVING FORWARD. AIRPLANE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 430 FEET FORWARD CROSSING GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY. AIRPLANE TRAVELED INTO SHALLOW DITCH AT WHICH POINT NOSE STRUT WAS BROKEN OFF AND AIRPLANE STOPPED WITH LEFT WING RESTING ON EDGE OF TAXIWAY.

## Other reports on N6793A (2)

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

- [Incident 19870113010959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870113010959I), Jan 13, 1987: Cessna 172 (N6793A), Shinglehouse, PA. Engine lost power and then quit en route. Landed in a field. Suspect carburetor ice.
- [Incident 19860114084579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860114084579I), Jan 14, 1986: Cessna 172 (N6793A), Bradford, PA, Minor damage. Landed in a snow covered field after engine quit en route. Undetermined mechanical malfunction.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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