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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Three Forks, MT · July 29, 2003

Date: July 29, 2003 · 08:00 local
Place: Three Forks, MT
Airport: Three Forks Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N401HX
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 840 total50 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N401HXRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17263490 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) Aircraft propeller struck towbar during engine start. Towbar was not removed from nose wheel during pre-flight inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK TOWBAR DURING ENGINE START. TOWBAR WAS NOT REMOVED FROM NOSE WHEEL DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION.