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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180A · Willows, CA · April 27, 2012

Date
April 27, 2012 · 10:10 local
Place
Willows, CA
Airport
Willows-Glenn County Airport
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N180TM
Reported as
Cessna 180A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
503 total420 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot was attempting to start the aircraft with the intent to fly. The engine stuck on a compression stroke of a cylinder. The pilot exited the aircraft and pulled the propeller through. The engine started and the aircraft taxied into two of the neighboring hangars.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE INTENT TO FLY. THE ENGINE STUCK ON A COMPRESSION STROKE OF A CYLINDER. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND PULLED THE PROPELLER THROUGH. THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO TWO OF THE NEIGHBORING HANGARS.

Other reports on N180TM · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.