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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Baltimore, MD · February 4, 2007

Date: February 4, 2007 · 09:30 local
Place: Baltimore, MD
Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: C0KS
Aircraft: N421RW
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total800 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N421RWRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9593 · Built 2004 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) After an unsuccessful attempt at starting a Cessna CE-172 the flight instructor exited the plane and pulled the propeller through by hand attempting to disengage the starter. During this the propeller came out of his hand and struck him in the head. The pilot suffered a small cut to the top right side of his head. After conferring with the NTSB it was determined that the injury was minor. No action will be taken at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT AT STARTING A CESSNA CE-172 THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE PLANE AND PULLED THE PROPELLER THROUGH BY HAND ATTEMPTING TO DISENGAGE THE STARTER. DURING THIS THE PROPELLER CAME OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD. THE PILOT SUFFERED A SMALL CUT TO THE TOP RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. AFTER CONFERRING WITH THE NTSB IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INJURY WAS MINOR. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME.

Other reports on N421RW · 1

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

Accident 20040630018159ALevel Off Touchdown · Stevensville, MD(-23) Normal pattern an approach to landing. Insufficient flare with bounce on main wheels and followed by a second hard landing bounce. Damaged limted to lower firewall and prop. (-23 amendment) this aircraft was moved before FAA was notified.…Jun 30, 2004 · Minor damage