# Accident 20141120022049A: Cessna T182T, St. Petersburg, FL, November 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2014, 15:45 local time
- Place: St. Petersburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7650° N, 82.6269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7650&lon=-82.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6004S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6004S-2019-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A (registry code 42005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ak1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AK1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141120022049A

## Narrative

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

PIC STATED HE FAILED TO RETURN THE THROTTLE TO THE START POSITION.  THE ENGINE STARTED WITH FULL THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE HANGAR ACROSS FROM HIS.

## 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 ERA15CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA057), Nov 20, 2014: Cessna T182T (N6004S), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly set the throttle prior to engine start, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a hangar.

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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