27.0713° N, 82.4400° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at VENICE MUNI (VNC), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 23, 2013 · 12:00 local
Place
Venice, FL
Airport
Venice Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CGNEW
Reported as
Pa-46 Mirage
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
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.
During start of the engine, pilot had mags on; mixture rich and throttle full open then attempted to move the propeller to the compression cylinder. Engine started immediately and accelerated to full throttle. Aircraft was not tied down and taxied at high speed until it crashed into a ditch on the center of the airfield. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
DURING START OF THE ENGINE, PILOT HAD MAGS ON; MIXTURE RICH AND THROTTLE FULL OPEN THEN ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE PROPELLER TO THE COMPRESSION CYLINDER. ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT TIED DOWN AND TAXIED AT HIGH SPEED UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A DITCH ON THE CENTER OF THE AIRFIELD. NO INJURIES.