19990430034259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · London, OH · April 30, 1999

Date
April 30, 1999 · 15:00 local
Place
London, OH
Airport
Madison County Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6090A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Pilot’s flight hours
1,125 total1,115 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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.

Mr. Beachy hand propped aircraft after experiencing a low battery. Wind blast from low RPM propeller operation closed cabin door making access difficult. A/c impacted in a remote drainage ditch away from other property or people and came to rest with minimal damage.

As the FAA filed it

MR. BEACHY HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOW BATTERY. WIND BLAST FROM LOW RPM PROPELLER OPERATION CLOSED CABIN DOOR MAKING ACCESS DIFFICULT. A/C IMPACTED IN A REMOTE DRAINAGE DITCH AWAY FROM OTHER PROPERTY OR PEOPLE AND CAME TO REST WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE.