# Accident 20060131001599A: Arctic S1AARCTIC, Rocky Ford, CO, January 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2006, 12:10 local time
- Place: Rocky Ford, CO
- Airport: Melon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0153° N, 103.6992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0153&lon=-103.6992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28315, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28315) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1A (registry code 1850202, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1AARCTIC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060131001599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP THE ENGINE. ANOTHER PERSON ASSISTED BY HOLDING ON TO THE RAIL. PILOT STATED A GUST OF WIND STARTLED THE PERSON HOLDING THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND HE LET GO. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MOVED UNDER ITS OWN POWER AND STRUCK A BUILDING. PERSON HOLDING THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS OPEN TOO FAR CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MOVE UNCONTROLLABLY, AND THUS HE WAS UNABLE TO HOLD THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN06LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA037), Jan 31, 2006: Interstate S-1A (N28315), Rocky Ford, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to use tie downs before attempting to hand-start the engine. A contributing factor was his failure to seek adequate assistance.

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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