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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Abbeville, LA · May 16, 2013

Date: May 16, 2013 · 05:00 local
Place: Abbeville, LA
Airport: Abbeville Chris Crusta Memoria
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5219U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13CA282
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,120 total13,000 in this make and model114 in the last 90 days

N5219URegistered now · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0287 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot hand propped engine due to a dead battery. The pilot did not chock the tires and set the hand brake correctly. Also no one was at the controls when the engine started. The brass clip broke at the tail tie down ring and the aircraft became unsecured and ran into another aircraft and substancially damaged both aircraft

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY. THE PILOT DID NOT CHOCK THE TIRES AND SET THE HAND BRAKE CORRECTLY. ALSO NO ONE WAS AT THE CONTROLS WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED. THE BRASS CLIP BROKE AT THE TAIL TIE DOWN RING AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNSECURED AND RAN INTO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND SUBSTANCIALLY DAMAGED BOTH AIRCRAFT

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 CEN13CA282Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAbbeville, LAThe pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before hand starting the engine and the failure of the brass tie down hook.May 16, 2013 · Substantial damage