20111021027249I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182P · Chandler, AZ · October 21, 2011

Date: October 21, 2011 · 09:00 local
Place: Chandler, AZ
Airport: Steller Airpark
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6693M
Reported as: Cessna 182P
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,300 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On the morning of 21 October at stellar airpark (P19) the PIC ground handled a Cessna 182, N6693M to the refuel pumps for fuel. While fueling the plane, he got avgas on his hands and immediately after retracting the fuel hose went to the bathroom to clean his hands. Returning to the aircraft he noticed another aircraft waiting to pull up to the pumps. Arriving at the aircraft (approaching from the rear) the passenger told him she had put the ladder back; because of this he didn't go around to the front of the airplane. Instead of pushing it for reposition (to finish loading bags) he got in to taxi it out of the way. As the engine started he reported hearing an unusual "bumpn" sound. He pulled the mixture and exited the plane. Finding a bent tow or steering bar and a dent in one prop blade. An examination of the nose wheel and wheel pants revealed no damage. The PIC then pushed the airplane back to its parking spot and wrote up the prop and notified the club maintenance officer.

As the FAA filed it

ON THE MORNING OF 21 OCTOBER AT STELLAR AIRPARK (P19) THE PIC GROUND HANDLED A CESSNA 182, N6693M TO THE REFUEL PUMPS FOR FUEL. WHILE FUELING THE PLANE, HE GOT AVGAS ON HIS HANDS AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER RETRACTING THE FUEL HOSE WENT TO THE BATHROOM TO CLEAN HIS HANDS. RETURNING TO THE AIRCRAFT HE NOTICED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAITING TO PULL UP TO THE PUMPS. ARRIVING AT THE AIRCRAFT (APPROACHING FROM THE REAR) THE PASSENGER TOLD HIM SHE HAD PUT THE LADDER BACK; BECAUSE OF THIS HE DIDN'T GO AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE. INSTEAD OF PUSHING IT FOR REPOSITION (TO FINISH LOADING BAGS) HE GOT IN TO TAXI IT OUT OF THE WAY. AS THE ENGINE STARTED HE REPORTED HEARING AN UNUSUAL "BUMPN" SOUND. HE PULLED THE MIXTURE AND EXITED THE PLANE. FINDING A BENT TOW OR STEERING BAR AND A DENT IN ONE PROP BLADE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE WHEEL AND WHEEL PANTS REVEALED NO DAMAGE. THE PIC THEN PUSHED THE AIRPLANE BACK TO ITS PARKING SPOT AND WROTE UP THE PROP AND NOTIFIED THE CLUB MAINTENANCE OFFICER.