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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · New Orleans, LA · December 30, 1999

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Date: December 30, 1999 · 18:00 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: Lakefront Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N172GT
Reported as: Cessna 172L

N172GTRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17259831 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot tried to hand prop the aircraft, pilot said that he had turned off the masters and pulled the power and condition levers and turned the key off. Aircraft started and got away from pilot and ran into the seawall and hangar. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing, left wing spar and strut damaged, engine compartment has a cracked engine mount and bent firewall, left wing tip damaged, and front nose gear damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT TRIED TO HAND PROP THE AIRCRAFT, PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD TURNED OFF THE MASTERS AND PULLED THE POWER AND CONDITION LEVERS AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. AIRCRAFT STARTED AND GOT AWAY FROM PILOT AND RAN INTO THE SEAWALL AND HANGAR. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT WING SPAR AND STRUT DAMAGED, ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAS A CRACKED ENGINE MOUNT AND BENT FIREWALL, LEFT WING TIP DAMAGED, AND FRONT NOSE GEAR DAMAGED.