20030512015019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amrgen AG5B · Beaufort, NC · May 12, 2003

Date: May 12, 2003 · 11:45 local
Place: Beaufort, NC
Airport: Michael J Smith Field Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1193W
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL03LA087
Reported as: Amrgen AG5B
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total40 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot in command and wife entered aircraft and strapped in. The pilot completed the engine start checklist and attempted engine start. Battery was weak and pilot elected to "prop" the engine to start it. Pilot exited the aircraft and asked wife to set the brakes. The pilot then pulled the parking brake handle. The pilot pulled the prop through and the engine started. The aircraft began to move and the pilot ran around the aircraft in an attempt to enter the cockpit. The aircraft picked up speed and the pilot slipped and fell unable to enter the aircraft. The aircraft taxied uncontrolled approximately 200-250 feet before hitting N331AM and coming to rest. Ground personnel secured power to the aircraft and assisted the passenger in egress. There were no injuries in this accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND AND WIFE ENTERED AIRCRAFT AND STRAPPED IN. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE ENGINE START CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED ENGINE START. BATTERY WAS WEAK AND PILOT ELECTED TO "PROP" THE ENGINE TO START IT. PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND ASKED WIFE TO SET THE BRAKES. THE PILOT THEN PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE. THE PILOT PULLED THE PROP THROUGH AND THE ENGINE STARTED. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE AND THE PILOT RAN AROUND THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENTER THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT PICKED UP SPEED AND THE PILOT SLIPPED AND FELL UNABLE TO ENTER THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED UNCONTROLLED APPROXIMATELY 200-250 FEET BEFORE HITTING N331AM AND COMING TO REST. GROUND PERSONNEL SECURED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT AND ASSISTED THE PASSENGER IN EGRESS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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 ATL03LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeaufort, NCThe pilot's failure to follow the checklist and set the parking brake which resulted in the airplane colliding with a parked airplane.May 12, 2003 · Substantial damage