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FAA accident report · Luscombe 8A · Batavia, OH · May 24, 2018

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Date
May 24, 2018 · 11:42 local
Place
Batavia, OH
Airport
Clermont County
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N77922
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA295
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
32 total32 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N77922Registration cancelled Dec 17, 2018 · Luscombe 8AS/N 3649 · Built 1946Airframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On may 24, 2018, N77922 was destroyed on the ramp at Clermont County Airport (I69) after engine start. The pilot chalked the left main wheel then attempted to hand prop the aircraft. Nobody was at the controls of the aircraft and the parking brake was not set. After two unsuccessful attempts to start the aircraft, the pilot reached into the cockpit and pumped the throttle two times. The pilot inadvertently advanced the throttle about half an inch. The engine started on the third attempt and the aircraft jumped over the chalks and started taxing in a circle. The pilot reached for the open cockpit door but was unable to crawl inside, losing the end of his middle finger on his left hand. The aircraft continued to taxi in a tight circle on the ramp. The pilot tried to grab the tail of the aircraft but was knocked down. The aircraft continued to taxi in a circle until the airport owner used his truck to strike the tail of the aircraft while it was taxiing. This caused the nose and propeller to strike the ground, stopping the engine and bringing the aircraft to rest on the ramp.

Reviewed b dws, 06/27/2018

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 24, 2018, N77922 WAS DESTROYED ON THE RAMP AT CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT (I69) AFTER ENGINE START. THE PILOT CHALKED THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL THEN ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP THE AIRCRAFT. NOBODY WAS AT THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET. AFTER TWO UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO START THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT REACHED INTO THE COCKPIT AND PUMPED THE THROTTLE TWO TIMES. THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY ADVANCED THE THROTTLE ABOUT HALF AN INCH. THE ENGINE STARTED ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT AND THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED OVER THE CHALKS AND STARTED TAXING IN A CIRCLE. THE PILOT REACHED FOR THE OPEN COCKPIT DOOR BUT WAS UNABLE TO CRAWL INSIDE, LOSING THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TAXI IN A TIGHT CIRCLE ON THE RAMP. THE PILOT TRIED TO GRAB THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS KNOCKED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TAXI IN A CIRCLE UNTIL THE AIRPORT OWNER USED HIS TRUCK TO STRIKE THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IT WAS TAXIING. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND, STOPPING THE ENGINE AND BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO REST ON THE RAMP.

REVIEWED B DWS, 06/27/2018

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 GAA18CA295Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBatavia, OHThe student pilot’s use of an improper engine hand-propping procedure, which resulted in the airplane’s unexpected movement.May 24, 2018 · Substantial damage