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FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Havre, MT · April 11, 2006

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Date
April 11, 2006 · 08:30 local
Place
Havre, MT
Airport
Havre City County
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2831C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total2,000 in this make and model
N2831CRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 26374 · Built 1954Airframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 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) Pilot attempted to start aircraft but discovered dead battery. Pilot hand propped from front of aircraft. Aircraft started and moved. Aircraft right wing struck hangar and spun aircraft around into hangar resulting in damage to propeller and substantial damage to right wing. The outboard 2 feet of the right wing was damaged and several wrinkles in the upper and lower wing skins in the location of the inboard flap track. The right flap was driven into the fuselage resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. No injuries sustained. Pilot counseled on the risks and hazards of hand propping aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START AIRCRAFT BUT DISCOVERED DEAD BATTERY. PILOT HAND PROPPED FROM FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT STARTED AND MOVED. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING STRUCK HANGAR AND SPUN AIRCRAFT AROUND INTO HANGAR RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING. THE OUTBOARD 2 FEET OF THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED AND SEVERAL WRINKLES IN THE UPPER AND LOWER WING SKINS IN THE LOCATION OF THE INBOARD FLAP TRACK. THE RIGHT FLAP WAS DRIVEN INTO THE FUSELAGE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. PILOT COUNSELED ON THE RISKS AND HAZARDS OF HAND PROPPING AIRCRAFT.