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FAA accident report · Cessna 182K · Eastsound, WA · February 1, 2011

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Date
February 1, 2011 · 11:15 local
Place
Eastsound, WA
Airport
Orcas Island
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2518R
Reported as
Cessna 182K
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,780 total860 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N2518RRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Cessna 182KS/N 18258218 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 182KEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted Intended to fly his C-182, but found his battery too weak to start the engine. He decided to start the engine by propping it. On his first attempt, the engine briefly started then died. On the second attempt the same thing happened and he tried to keep the engine running by advancing the throttle. He was unsuccessful in keeping it running, then neglected to return the throttle to a lower power setting before attempting to start it again. As a result, when it started the next time, it ran at an accelerated RPM causing the airplane to start moving forward rapidly. He tried to access the cockpit to retard the throttle and fell, striking his head on the footstep mounted on the left landing gear. He received severe cuts over and under his right eye and was medevacted to the hospital for treatment. His wounds were treated and an operation to repair two deep cuts and a skull fracture was scheduled for the next day. He remained in the hospital that night and was released the following day.privacy data omitted Stated there was no one around to assist him in propping his airplane so he relied on the parking brake to secure the airplane, which proved to be inadequate for the power setting used. The airplane ran away from him, stricking a hangar & doing substantial damage to the hangar and airplane. The left wing and strut were torn loose and the prop struck the hangar which caused one tip to break off and both blades to be severely bent. The cost of repairing the airplane is probably greater than its value.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INTENDED TO FLY HIS C-182, BUT FOUND HIS BATTERY TOO WEAK TO START THE ENGINE. HE DECIDED TO START THE ENGINE BY PROPPING IT. ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE BRIEFLY STARTED THEN DIED. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND HE TRIED TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING BY ADVANCING THE THROTTLE. HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN KEEPING IT RUNNING, THEN NEGLECTED TO RETURN THE THROTTLE TO A LOWER POWER SETTING BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START IT AGAIN. AS A RESULT, WHEN IT STARTED THE NEXT TIME, IT RAN AT AN ACCELERATED RPM CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO START MOVING FORWARD RAPIDLY. HE TRIED TO ACCESS THE COCKPIT TO RETARD THE THROTTLE AND FELL, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE FOOTSTEP MOUNTED ON THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. HE RECEIVED SEVERE CUTS OVER AND UNDER HIS RIGHT EYE AND WAS MEDEVACTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. HIS WOUNDS WERE TREATED AND AN OPERATION TO REPAIR TWO DEEP CUTS AND A SKULL FRACTURE WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT DAY. HE REMAINED IN THE HOSPITAL THAT NIGHT AND WAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING DAY.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND TO ASSIST HIM IN PROPPING HIS AIRPLANE SO HE RELIED ON THE PARKING BRAKE TO SECURE THE AIRPLANE, WHICH PROVED TO BE INADEQUATE FOR THE POWER SETTING USED. THE AIRPLANE RAN AWAY FROM HIM, STRICKING A HANGAR & DOING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HANGAR AND AIRPLANE. THE LEFT WING AND STRUT WERE TORN LOOSE AND THE PROP STRUCK THE HANGAR WHICH CAUSED ONE TIP TO BREAK OFF AND BOTH BLADES TO BE SEVERELY BENT. THE COST OF REPAIRING THE AIRPLANE IS PROBABLY GREATER THAN ITS VALUE.