# Accident 20060627012999A: Cessna 150G, Indianapolis, IN, June 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Mount Comfort Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8436° N, 85.8969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8436&lon=-85.8969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3366J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3366J-2014-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 373 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060627012999A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI06CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA170), Jun 27, 2006: Cessna 150G (N3366J), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N3366J (1)

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

- [Accident 19921023043909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921023043909A), Oct 23, 1992: Cessna 150G (N3366J), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. Became airborne on taxi test. Lost power on climbout. Struck trees. Had washed aircraft that sat out for long period

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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