# Incident 20030413016959I: Beech F33A, Hudson, NY, April 13, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Hudson, NY
- Airport: Columbia County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2913° N, 73.7103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBIA COUNTY (1B1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2913&lon=-73.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1813W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1813W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 40 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030413016959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER REFUELING THE PILOT MADE TWO OR THREE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO START THE AIRCRAFT. ON THE FINAL ATTEMPT, WHILE USING THE THROTTLE OPEN (HOT START) PROCEDURE THE ENGINE CAME TO LIFE AT A HIGH POWER SETTING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LURCH FORWARD. THE PILOT TRIED, UNSUCCESSFULLY, TO VEER AWAY FROM THE PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE ALSO TRYING TO REDUCE POWER BY UNSCREWING THE VERNIER THROTTLE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1813W (1)

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

- [Accident 20051111032049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051111032049A), Nov 11, 2005: Beech F33A (N1813W), Montgomery, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On 11/11/05 owner-operator made a night VFR approach to Orange county a/p (mgj). The pilot activated the runway lighting however on short final (1/4)…

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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