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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150G · Indianapolis, IN · June 27, 2006

Date: June 27, 2006 · 13:00 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Mount Comfort Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3366J
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06CA170
Reported as: Cessna 150G
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 560 total373 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N3366JRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 2014 · Cessna 150GS/N 15066066 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 150G Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot/owner elected to "handprop" aircraft after battery depleted during unsuccessful normal start attempt. Tail tie-down ring of aircraft was secured to ramp tie-down anchor with web type cargo strap. Engine started with apparently somewhat greater than idle power setting. As pilot was approaching left cabin door to enter aircraft, cargo strap tie-down failed and aircraft began to move forward. Pilot attempted to reach inside aircraft to pull mixture control to ico (idle cut-off) position and apparently "bumped" throttle control to near take-off power setting. Pilot made futile attempt to physically restrain aircraft and ultimately lost grip. Aircraft made an approximate 180 degree turn on ramp, accelerated, and ultimately became airborne. Aircraft traveled approximately 3/4 mile before making a descending right turn and crashing in a cornfield abeam the extended centerline of runway 25 at kmqj.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT/OWNER ELECTED TO "HANDPROP" AIRCRAFT AFTER BATTERY DEPLETED DURING UNSUCCESSFUL NORMAL START ATTEMPT. TAIL TIE-DOWN RING OF AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED TO RAMP TIE-DOWN ANCHOR WITH WEB TYPE CARGO STRAP. ENGINE STARTED WITH APPARENTLY SOMEWHAT GREATER THAN IDLE POWER SETTING. AS PILOT WAS APPROACHING LEFT CABIN DOOR TO ENTER AIRCRAFT, CARGO STRAP TIE-DOWN FAILED AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REACH INSIDE AIRCRAFT TO PULL MIXTURE CONTROL TO ICO (IDLE CUT-OFF) POSITION AND APPARENTLY "BUMPED" THROTTLE CONTROL TO NEAR TAKE-OFF POWER SETTING. PILOT MADE FUTILE ATTEMPT TO PHYSICALLY RESTRAIN AIRCRAFT AND ULTIMATELY LOST GRIP. AIRCRAFT MADE AN APPROXIMATE 180 DEGREE TURN ON RAMP, ACCELERATED, AND ULTIMATELY BECAME AIRBORNE. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE BEFORE MAKING A DESCENDING RIGHT TURN AND CRASHING IN A CORNFIELD ABEAM THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 25 AT KMQJ.

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 CHI06CA170Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportIndianapolis, INThe pilot intentionally leaving the airplane unoccupied during the engine start and the failure of the tail tie-down, which ultimately resulted in the unoccupied airplane becoming airborne.Jun 27, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3366J · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19921023043909AForced/Precautionary Landing · Knoxville, TNBecame airborne on taxi test. Lost power on climbout. Struck trees. Had washed aircraft that sat out for long periodOct 23, 1992 · Substantial damage