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FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Lawrence, MA · October 1, 2012

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Date
October 1, 2012 · 08:00 local
Place
Lawrence, MA
Airport
Lawrence Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4743C
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total108 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days
N4743CRegistered now · Cessna T210NS/N 21063608 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna T210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 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 October 1, 2012 the pilot, a safety pilot / CFI, and one passenger (pilot's daughter) were preparing to depart klwm for a flight. The pilot elected to bring along a CFI due to unfamiliarity with de-icing equipment and the possibility of an encounter with freezing precipitation along the route of flight. The aircraft was removed from the owner's hangar utilizing a small, gasoline powered tug. The tug was disconnected from the aircraft and positioned slightly ahead of and to the right of the aircraft. A preflight inspection of the aircraft was conducted. Just prior to completing the inspection, the co-pilot asked the pilot if he would unlock the co-pilot side door. The pilot complied with the request. All pre start checklists were reportedly conducted and the aircraft was started. Upon initiation of taxi, the aircraft struck the tug that was inadvertantly left in front of the aircraft. The aircraft was immediately stopped and shut down. Upon post incident inspection, it was discovered that the propellor sustained damage consistant with striking a stationary metallic object. The incident was not reported until fifteen days later. The owner / pilot thought that the incident was not reportable to the FAA due to the fact that it occurred on the airport ramp. The aircraft mechanic, seeking a ferry permit for the aircraft, advised the owner / pilot that the incident was reportable. The owner / pilot then contacted the FSDO.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 1, 2012 THE PILOT, A SAFETY PILOT / CFI, AND ONE PASSENGER (PILOT'S DAUGHTER) WERE PREPARING TO DEPART KLWM FOR A FLIGHT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO BRING ALONG A CFI DUE TO UNFAMILIARITY WITH DE-ICING EQUIPMENT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENCOUNTER WITH FREEZING PRECIPITATION ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE OWNER'S HANGAR UTILIZING A SMALL, GASOLINE POWERED TUG. THE TUG WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND POSITIONED SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTED. JUST PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE INSPECTION, THE CO-PILOT ASKED THE PILOT IF HE WOULD UNLOCK THE CO-PILOT SIDE DOOR. THE PILOT COMPLIED WITH THE REQUEST. ALL PRE START CHECKLISTS WERE REPORTEDLY CONDUCTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED. UPON INITIATION OF TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TUG THAT WAS INADVERTANTLY LEFT IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN. UPON POST INCIDENT INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PROPELLOR SUSTAINED DAMAGE CONSISTANT WITH STRIKING A STATIONARY METALLIC OBJECT. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL FIFTEEN DAYS LATER. THE OWNER / PILOT THOUGHT THAT THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTABLE TO THE FAA DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT OCCURRED ON THE AIRPORT RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, SEEKING A FERRY PERMIT FOR THE AIRCRAFT, ADVISED THE OWNER / PILOT THAT THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTABLE. THE OWNER / PILOT THEN CONTACTED THE FSDO.