# Accident 20121202027779A: Cessna 172F, Albemarle, NC, December 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Albemarle, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4167° N, 80.1506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4167&lon=-80.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8475U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8475U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121202027779A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA13LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA075), Dec 2, 2012: Cessna 172F (N8475U), Albemarle, NC, minor damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to remain clear of the airplane’s rotating propeller.

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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