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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · New Orleans, LA · November 24, 2013

Date: November 24, 2013 · 13:00 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: Lakefront Airport
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N113SF
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14CA070
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 172 total102 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N113SFRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2018 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8761 · Built 2001 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While preparing for a VFR flight in the local area the pilot stated she set the parking brake and started the hot engine. The pilot said she must have gave it more throttle then normal because when the engine started the aircraft shot forward and hit the main building with the right wing spinning the aircraft around so the propeller hit the other side of the building and bounced back. This was a violent hit on the building due to the speed of the aircraft involved. At this time only the pilot said that her back hurts and will go to the doctor just in case. Other than that nobody else was reportedly hurt.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PREPARING FOR A VFR FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA THE PILOT STATED SHE SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND STARTED THE HOT ENGINE. THE PILOT SAID SHE MUST HAVE GAVE IT MORE THROTTLE THEN NORMAL BECAUSE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED THE AIRCRAFT SHOT FORWARD AND HIT THE MAIN BUILDING WITH THE RIGHT WING SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT AROUND SO THE PROPELLER HIT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND BOUNCED BACK. THIS WAS A VIOLENT HIT ON THE BUILDING DUE TO THE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED. AT THIS TIME ONLY THE PILOT SAID THAT HER BACK HURTS AND WILL GO TO THE DOCTOR JUST IN CASE. OTHER THAN THAT NOBODY ELSE WAS REPORTEDLY HURT.

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 CEN14CA070Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNew Orleans, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after starting the engine, which resulted in a collision with a building.Nov 24, 2013 · Substantial damage