# Accident 20001224027749A: Gulstm 112A, Norwood, MA, December 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1925° N, 71.1758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1925&lon=-71.1758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1307J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1307J-2009-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112A (registry code 7630302, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001224027749A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE A/C'S ENGINE FOR FLIGHT AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE STARTER GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE, THE PILOT FURTHER STATED HE TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH AND KEY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TURN OVER THE ENGINE WITH THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SET THE PARKING BRAKE, DID NOT REDUCE THE THROTTLE TO IDLE, DID NOT RETARD THE FUEL MIXTURE TO FULL LEAN, AND DID NOT TIE DOWN THE A/C BEFORE OR AFTER HE EXITED THE A/C TO TURN OVER THE ENGINE WITH THE PROPELLER. NO ONE REMAINED IN THE A/C AS A SAFETY OBSERVER. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN HE TURNED THE PROPELLER BY HAND. HE SAID HE DUCKED TO HIS RIGHT AS THE A/C PASSED OVER HIM. HE SAID HE THEN TURNED AND SAW HIS A/C IMPACT THE STARBOARD TIP TANK OF A CESSNA 310 (N1737E) PARKED ON THE RAMP IN FRONT OF HIS A/C. THE PILOT STATED HIS A/C SWUNG AROUND TO THE RIGHT AND FURTHER IMPACTED THE CESSNA 310 ON THE STARBOARD SIDE AFT OF THE WING AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER PUNCTURING HOLES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AFT FUSELAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA067), Dec 24, 2000: Rockwell 112A (N1307J), Norwood, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper starting procedure, which resulted in an on-ground collision with a parked aircraft.

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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