# Incident 20080429833799I: Cessna 170B, Fairbanks, AK, April 29, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2008, 14:49 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4466B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4466B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080429833799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE OWNER WAS FAMILIARIZING HIMSELF WITH A NEW AIRCRAFT RADIO INSTALLATION WHEN BATTERY RAN LOW.  DUE TO THE LOW BATTERY THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAND PROPPED TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL POWER.  THERE WAS NO INTENTION TO FLY.  WHEN HAND PROPPED THE ENGINE STARTED AND WENT IMMEDIATELY TO FULL POWER.  THE OCCUPANT IN RIGHT SIDE SEAT WAS HOLDING THE BRAKES BUT THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH LOCKED WHEELS.  BECAUSE OF A MEDICAL CONDITION AFFECTING HIS LEFT ARM, THE OCCUPANT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE IGNITION OR MIXTURE CONTROLS.  THE OCCUPANT MANAGED TO MANEUVER AIRCRAFT DOWN A ROW OF PARKED AIRCRAFT TURNING TO NORTH ON TAXIWAY CHARLIE.  DURING TURN TO THE NORTH THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND DAMAGED THE RUDDER OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT.  THE OCCUPANT, NOW PILOT, IN THE RIGHT SEAT TOOK OFF TO THE NORTH FROM TAXIWAY CHARLIE, CHANGED SEATS TO THE LEFT SEAT, FLEW A PATTERN, AND UPON LIGHT GUN SIGNALS FROM THE TOWER SET UP FOR LANDING ON 1R.  THE OCCUPANT PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITH THE MIXTURE CONTROL, LANDED ON 1R, AND PUSHED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE RUNWAY AT A TURN OFF.  DURING INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE BARREL HAD SLIPPED FORWARD OUT OF ITS CLAMP AT THE ENGINE MOUNT, ALLOWING NO CONTROL OF THROTTLE.

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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