# Accident 20120314004649A: Cessna 182, Caldwell, ID, March 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2012, 16:15 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Caldwell Industrial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6419° N, 116.6358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6419&lon=-116.6358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5649B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5649B-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-550-D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120314004649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER HAND PROPPING IT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO HANGER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND HANGER DOOR. NO PERSONS WERE ON BOARD. NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR12CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA137), Mar 14, 2012: Cessna 182 (N5649B), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not properly secure the airplane before starting the engine by manually rotating the propeller, which resulted in the inadvertent movement of the airplane.

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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