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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Fairbanks, AK · May 10, 2002

Date: May 10, 2002 · 17:00 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Airport: Fairbanks International
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6475E
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC02LA031
Reported as: Cessna 172

N6475ERegistration cancelled Jul 16, 2002 · Cessna 172S/N 46575 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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.

(-23)privacy data omitted the airman hand propped the aircraft with the parking brake set. The aircraft was not tied down, and he did not use any chocks and no one was in the aircraft when it was started. The parking brake did not hold.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED THE AIRMAN HAND PROPPED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT TIED DOWN, AND HE DID NOT USE ANY CHOCKS AND NO ONE WAS IN THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT WAS STARTED. THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC02LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilots improper starting procedure. Factors associated with the accident are the continued operation of the airplane with a known mechanical deficiency, and failure to use wheel chocks and/or tie-down rope/straps to restrain the airplane during the engine…May 11, 2002 · Substantial damage