# Accident 20120204001289A: Alon A2, Forks, WA, February 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Forks, WA
- Airport: Forks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9378° N, 124.3928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9378&lon=-124.3928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5687F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5687F-2012-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alon A2 (registry code 0540102, https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A2
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 916 total, 461 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120204001289A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF HIS HANGAR FOR A FLIGHT TO FRIDAY HARBOR (FHR). WITH HIS WIFE ONBOARD HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE AIRCRAFT BUT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE PILOT ELECTED TO HAND PROP THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SET THE HAND BRAKE, BUT MAY HAVE HAD A BIT TO MUCH THROTTLE, AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS WIFE GRABBED THE BRAKE WHICH RLEASED THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO GAIN SPEED, AS THE WIFE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE TAXI WAY. DURING TAXI, THE WIFE PANICKED AND ADDED MORE THROTTLE AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT THRU A FENCE AND IMPACTED SOME OLD LOGGING EQUIPMENT. THE PILOT STATED THE WIFE HAD LOTS OF TIME FLYING WITH HIM IN THE AIRCRAFT AND THOUGHT SHE WAS FAMILAR WITH IT'S CONTROLS.

## 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 WPR12CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA095), Feb 4, 2012: Alon A2 (N5687F), Forks, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect placement of the throttle prior to starting the airplane by hand. Contributing to the accident was that the pilot did not ensure that the airplane was restrained in a manner…

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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