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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210G · Bessemer, AL · January 30, 2008

Date: January 30, 2008 · 09:30 local
Place: Bessemer, AL
Airport: Bessemer
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5825F
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08CA089
Reported as: Cessna 210G
Reported engine: Continental IO520A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,432 total954 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N5825FRegistration cancelled Jun 22, 2009 · Cessna 210GS/N 21058825 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 210G Engine modelContinental IO-520 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 and passengers (2) boarded the aircraft with the intention of flight. The aircraft would not start due to a weak battery. Pilot set parking brake and instructed the passenger in the front seat to hold the brakes while he attempted to hand prop the aircraft. It did not start on the first try and the pilot set the throttle to one-third open. Tried the hand prop maneuver again and the engine started. The passenger failed to properly apply brake pressure and the aircraft rolled aggressively toward adjacent t-hangars where it collided with the parked Piper saratoga, N243PS.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT AND PASSENGERS (2) BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE INTENTION OF FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT START DUE TO A WEAK BATTERY. PILOT SET PARKING BRAKE AND INSTRUCTED THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT TO HOLD THE BRAKES WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP THE AIRCRAFT. IT DID NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY AND THE PILOT SET THE THROTTLE TO ONE-THIRD OPEN. TRIED THE HAND PROP MANEUVER AGAIN AND THE ENGINE STARTED. THE PASSENGER FAILED TO PROPERLY APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED AGGRESSIVELY TOWARD ADJACENT T-HANGARS WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH THE PARKED PIPER SARATOGA, N243PS.

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 NYC08CA089Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBessemer, ALThe pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before attempting to hand-prop the engine.Jan 30, 2008 · Substantial damage