# Accident 20091222052741A: Beech A23-24, Camas, WA, December 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2009, 12:15 local time
- Place: Camas, WA
- Airport: 1w1
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6278° N, 122.4042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6278&lon=-122.4042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N973WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N973WP-2012-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 800 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091222052741A

## Narrative

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

PULLING PROP THROUGH PRIOR TO STARTING, KEYS OUT AND MASTER OFF, EIGHTH OF A TURN-ENGINE STARTED WITH NON-PILOT PASSENGER ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROX. 100 YARDS, HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT AND CAME TO A STOP.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.  NO INJURIES.  INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED BROKEN "P" LEAD ON L/H MAG.

## 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 WPR10LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA091), Dec 22, 2009: Beech A23-24 (N973WP), Camas, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The left magneto's broken p-lead, which led to the engine inadvertently starting while the pilot was turning the propeller by hand.

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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