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FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Albemarle, NC · December 2, 2012

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Date
December 2, 2012 · 13:00 local
Place
Albemarle, NC
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8475U
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13LA075
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N8475URegistered now · Cessna 172FS/N 17252375 · Built 1964Airframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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.

Instructor pilot privacy data omitted and student pilot privacy data omitted were in process of a supervised solo. Instructor privacy data omitted could not get the engine started and ran down the battery. The student privacy data omitted was outside the airplane when the the owner of the aircraft connected to the aircraft a jumper cable/battery charger. The charger had an electrical cord which was connected to the building outlet near the airplane. The engine was started and owner was in process of removing the cable while the instructor guarded the throttle and brakes inside the aircraft. The student pilot who was one the ramp, on his own valition, made an attempt to aid the owner, without his knowledge, and remove the electrical cord. privacy data omitted Arm made contact with the propeller in its plan of rotation.privacy data omitted Lost his left arm from the elbow to the hand. The flight instructor shut down the aircraft engine and aided the owner in first aide. The company updated their ground operations manual to include safety concerns regarding operations during abnormal situations.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE IN PROCESS OF A SUPERVISED SOLO.INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN DOWN THE BATTERY.THE STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OUTSIDE THE AIRPLANE WHEN THE THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT CONNECTED TO THE AIRCRAFT A JUMPER CABLE/BATTERY CHARGER. THE CHARGER HAD AN ELECTRICAL CORD WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE BUILDING OUTLET NEAR THE AIRPLANE. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND OWNER WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING THE CABLE WHILE THE INSTRUCTOR GUARDED THE THROTTLE AND BRAKES INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS ONE THE RAMP, ON HIS OWN VALITION, MADE AN ATTEMPT TO AID THE OWNER, WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE, AND REMOVE THE ELECTRICAL CORD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARM MADE CONTACT WITH THE PROPELLER IN ITS PLAN OF ROTATION.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST HIS LEFT ARM FROM THE ELBOW TO THE HAND.THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND AIDED THE OWNER IN FIRST AIDE. THE COMPANY UPDATED THEIR GROUND OPERATIONS MANUAL TO INCLUDE SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING OPERATIONS DURING ABNORMAL SITUATIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA13LA075Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbemarle, NCThe student pilot's failure to remain clear of the airplane’s rotating propeller.Dec 2, 2012 · Minor damage