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FAA incident report · Cessna 172F · Jasper, GA · January 15, 2010

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Date
January 15, 2010 · 13:15 local
Place
Jasper, GA
Airport
Pickens County Airport
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5588R
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental 0-300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
720 total432 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N5588RRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2012 · Cessna 172FS/N 17253190 · Built 1965Airframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On Friday, January 15, 2010 Mr. Ward, the pilot, was unable to start N5588R, a Cessna 172F, with the key. Mr. Ward chose to hand prop the airplane. With the throttle and parking brake set, master and key off, he pulled the prop through six times and then returned to the cabin, primed the engine, and set master on and key on both. He pulled the prop, but the engine failed to start. He returned to the cabin and primed again. On his second attempt to hand prop the airplane, the engine started. As Mr. Ward was walking around the left wingtip, he noticed that the airplane had begun to move forward. Mr. Ward attempted and failed to regain access to the cabin in order to shut the engine off. N5588R continued to roll forward and to the left and impacted N9982V, an empty Cessna 172M parked and secured approximately 85 feet away on the airport ramp. The wheels were not chocked nor the wings or tail tied down on N5588R. The collision caused the N5588R'S engine to stop. After assessing the area was safe, Mr. Ward turned the master, key and fuel off for N5588R. During the on-site inspection with Mr. Ward on Sunday, January 17, 2010, he was able to pull the parking brake handle two more clicks and we observed that the throttle was open approximately a quarter of an inch and the throttle friction lock was tight.

As the FAA filed it

ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010 MR. WARD, THE PILOT, WAS UNABLE TO START N5588R, A CESSNA 172F, WITH THE KEY. MR. WARD CHOSE TO HAND PROP THE AIRPLANE. WITH THE THROTTLE AND PARKING BRAKE SET, MASTER AND KEY OFF, HE PULLED THE PROP THROUGH SIX TIMES AND THEN RETURNED TO THE CABIN, PRIMED THE ENGINE, AND SET MASTER ON AND KEY ON BOTH. HE PULLED THE PROP, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. HE RETURNED TO THE CABIN AND PRIMED AGAIN. ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT TO HAND PROP THE AIRPLANE, THE ENGINE STARTED. AS MR. WARD WAS WALKING AROUND THE LEFT WINGTIP, HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD BEGUN TO MOVE FORWARD. MR. WARD ATTEMPTED AND FAILED TO REGAIN ACCESS TO THE CABIN IN ORDER TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. N5588R CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD AND TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED N9982V, AN EMPTY CESSNA 172M PARKED AND SECURED APPROXIMATELY 85 FEET AWAY ON THE AIRPORT RAMP. THE WHEELS WERE NOT CHOCKED NOR THE WINGS OR TAIL TIED DOWN ON N5588R. THE COLLISION CAUSED THE N5588R'S ENGINE TO STOP. AFTER ASSESSING THE AREA WAS SAFE, MR. WARD TURNED THE MASTER, KEY AND FUEL OFF FOR N5588R. DURING THE ON-SITE INSPECTION WITH MR. WARD ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2010, HE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE TWO MORE CLICKS AND WE OBSERVED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS OPEN APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER OF AN INCH AND THE THROTTLE FRICTION LOCK WAS TIGHT.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N9982VCessna C172MNo report for this aircraft in the release

Other reports on N5588R · 1

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

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