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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182Q · El Monte, CA · April 4, 2011

Date: April 4, 2011 · 18:05 local
Place: El Monte, CA
Airport: El Monte
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N735QT
Reported as: Cessna 182Q
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,618 total890 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N735QTRegistration cancelled Nov 16, 2011 · Cessna 182QS/N 18265607 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 182Q Engine 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.

On April 04, 2011 at approximately 1805 local time, Mr. Hovannes sarkissian, private pilot number privacy data omitted was conducting an engine run-up on N735QT, a Cessna 182 at hanger row c located at El Monte Airport (kemt). Mr. Sarkissian was trying to identify a problem with the oil pressure gauge inside the aircraft. During the engine run-up Mr. Sarkissian's knee hit the parking brake lever disengaging the parking brake. The aircraft pivoted around the left main wheel which was chalked causing the left wing and propeller of the aircraft to strike one of the hangers. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 04, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1805 LOCAL TIME, MR. HOVANNES SARKISSIAN, PRIVATE PILOT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING AN ENGINE RUN-UP ON N735QT, A CESSNA 182 AT HANGER ROW C LOCATED AT EL MONTE AIRPORT (KEMT). MR. SARKISSIAN WAS TRYING TO IDENTIFY A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE ENGINE RUN-UP MR. SARKISSIAN'S KNEE HIT THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER DISENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED AROUND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WHICH WAS CHALKED CAUSING THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER OF THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE ONE OF THE HANGERS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.