19991218035659I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95 · Taos, NM · December 18, 1999

Date
December 18, 1999 · 00:30 local
Place
Taos, NM
Airport
Taos Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N652Q
Reported as
Beech 95
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*

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What happened

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

(-23) On December 18, 1999 at approximately 2430, Mr. John raymond bode, was attemptint to move his aircraft, a Beechcraft travel air (BE-95-95), N652Q, from in front of the Taos Municipal Airport (old) terminal building to a tie down area for the night. When Mr. Bodie attempted to start the engine(s) he found that the battery was dead. Mr. Bodie decided to attempt a hand prop of the #1 (left) engine of the twin engine aircraft. The attempt was successful, and the engine started, the aircraft jumped the chocks and spun into the terminal building, damaging the left wing tip, the radome (no se) and the nose landing gear. The building received minor damage. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 18, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 2430, MR. JOHN RAYMOND BODE, WAS ATTEMPTINT TO MOVE HIS AIRCRAFT, A BEECHCRAFT TRAVEL AIR (BE-95-95), N652Q, FROM IN FRONT OF THE TAOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OLD) TERMINAL BUILDING TO A TIE DOWN AREA FOR THE NIGHT. WHEN MR. BODIE ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE(S) HE FOUND THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. MR. BODIE DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A HAND PROP OF THE #1 (LEFT) ENGINE OF THE TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT. THE ATTEMPT WAS SUCCESSFUL, AND THE ENGINE STARTED, THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE CHOCKS AND SPUN INTO THE TERMINAL BUILDING, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING TIP, THE RADOME (NO SE) AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE BUILDING RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N652Q · 1

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