20011002029519I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182P · Cedar City, UT · October 2, 2001

Date: October 2, 2001 · 11:30 local
Place: Cedar City, UT
Airport: Cedar City Municipal
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N58928
Reported as: Cessna 182P
Reported engine: Continental IO470F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 132 total28 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N58928Registration cancelled Aug 18, 2011 · Cessna 182PS/N 18262399 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) After landing at Cedar City the pilot stopped for fuel before taxiing to tie down area. In the process of trying to start the engine after refueling the battery ran down. A truck (fuel truck) was pulled up on the left front side of the plane to provide a jump start. The engine was flooded from the earlier attempts to start it. To clear the engine the throttle was advanced to the full position and inadvertently the friction lock was tightened. The engine started at full throttle and the pilot was unable to close t he throttle before the plane moved forward and hit the truck with its left wing and propeller. The parking brake was set but was unable to stop the plane's movement.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING AT CEDAR CITY THE PILOT STOPPED FOR FUEL BEFORE TAXIING TO TIE DOWN AREA. IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO START THE ENGINE AFTER REFUELING THE BATTERY RAN DOWN. A TRUCK (FUEL TRUCK) WAS PULLED UP ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE PLANE TO PROVIDE A JUMP START. THE ENGINE WAS FLOODED FROM THE EARLIER ATTEMPTS TO START IT. TO CLEAR THE ENGINE THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED TO THE FULL POSITION AND INADVERTENTLY THE FRICTION LOCK WAS TIGHTENED. THE ENGINE STARTED AT FULL THROTTLE AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE T HE THROTTLE BEFORE THE PLANE MOVED FORWARD AND HIT THE TRUCK WITH ITS LEFT WING AND PROPELLER. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE PLANE'S MOVEMENT.