# Accident 20130516008519A: Cessna 172RG, Abbeville, LA, May 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2013, 05:00 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Airport: Abbeville Chris Crusta Memoria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9719° N, 92.0839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9719&lon=-92.0839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5219U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5219U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,120 total, 13,000 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130516008519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN13CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA282), May 16, 2013: Cessna 172RG (N5219U), Abbeville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before hand starting the engine and the failure of the brass tie down hook.

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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