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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Galveston, TX · June 24, 2006

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Date
June 24, 2006 · 17:00 local
Place
Galveston, TX
Airport
Scholes Field Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8971V
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
762 total4 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N8971VRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17264327 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine 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) Pilot stated that he refueled the aircraft and tried to start the aircraft but it would not start. After several attempts he decided to hand prop the aircraft. He hand propped the aircraft which started and accelerated while the pilot was trying to get onboard. He never got onboard the aircraft. The aircraft accelerated quickly and impacted the fuel truck, resulting in a bent propeller and minor damage to the right landing light and lower right engine cowling.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT AND TRIED TO START THE AIRCRAFT BUT IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HE DECIDED TO HAND PROP THE AIRCRAFT. HE HAND PROPPED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH STARTED AND ACCELERATED WHILE THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO GET ONBOARD. HE NEVER GOT ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND IMPACTED THE FUEL TRUCK, RESULTING IN A BENT PROPELLER AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LANDING LIGHT AND LOWER RIGHT ENGINE COWLING.