# Incident 20030120005839I: Beech B19, Pontiac, MI, January 20, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2003, 13:50 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1992W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1992W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030120005839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF TAXIING FOR FUEL. HE REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM HANGAR E-3 AND POSITIONED IT NEXT TO THE TAXIWAY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT COULD HEAR THE STARTER TURN BUT NOT THE ENGINE OR THE PROPELLER. HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE AIRCRAFT TWICE WITH NO LUCK. HE THEN PLACED ALL SWITCHES INCLUDING THE KEY TO OFF, BUT LEFT THE THROTTLE APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OPEN. HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT LEAVING HIS PASSENGER INSIDE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANIPULATE THE PROPELLER, AS HE HAD IN THE PAST, TO FREE WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A FROZEN STARTER BELT. DURING THE PILOTS SECOND TURN OF THE PROPELLER THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET UNTIL IT STRUCK HANGAR D-12 LOCATED DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM HANGAR E-3. THE PASSENGER HAD NEVER BEEN IN A SMALL AIRCRAFT AND WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH ITS OPERATION. THE PASSENGER DID GRAB THE YOKE AND TRY TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN PREVENTING IT FROM STRIKING THE HANGAR. THE PROPELLER CUT THROUGH THE D-12 HANGAR DOOR AND STRUCK THE RIGHT FLOAT OF AN AERONCA AR-15-AC THAT WAS STORED ON WOODEN BLOCKS INSIDE THE HANGAR. SEE CONTIUATION SHEET.

## Other reports on N1992W (1)

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

- [Accident 19740420011269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740420011269A), Apr 20, 1974: Beech A2319 (N1992W), IL, Substantial damage

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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