# Accident 20180908013269A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Mason City, IA, September 8, 2018 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 8, 2018, 11:50 local time - Place: Mason City, IA - Airport: Mason City Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 43.1531° N, 93.3361° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1531&lon=-93.3361&mi=10 - Aircraft: N669HT (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 373 total, 373 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA545) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180908013269A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON OR ABOUT 11:45 AM ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 AT THE MASON CITY AIRPORT, PILOT ^LEE KIEWIET^ AND HIS GIRLFRIEND ^AMANDA LAMPMAN^ PULLED OUT HIS 2005 CIRRUS SR22 FROM A RENTED HANGAR. HE PREFLIGHTED THE AIRPLANE AND DID A WEATHER CHECK FOR A VFR FLIGHT TO OMAHA, NE. ONCE EVERYTHING WAS LOADED AND SECURE ^MR. KIEWIET^ TRIED TO START THE ENGINE, BUT THE BATTERY WAS TOO LOW TO CRANK OVER QUICKLY ENOUGH TO START. HE SHUT DOWN ALL THE ELECTRONICS AND CALLED THE FBO TO ASK IF THEY COULD ASSIST WITH A JUMPER PACK. THE PERSON ON DUTY DID NOT KNOW OF ANY JUMPER PACK AND WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE ONE IF IT WAS AVAILABLE. HE INDICATED IT WOULD BE MONDAY UNTIL SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO ASSIST WITH A JUMP START. HAVING HAND PROPPED THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE, ^MR. KIEWIET^ DECIDED TO GO THAT ROUTE. HE ENTERED THE COCKPIT, TURNED ON THE MAG SWITCH, PUT THE THROTTLE INTO THE START POSITION, PUT MIXTURE TO FULL RICH, ENGAGED BOOST PUMP AND LASTLY SET THE PARKING BRAKE. ^AMANDA^ STAYED IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT AND BOTH DOORS WERE OPEN. ^MR. KIEWIET^ HAND PROPPED THE ENGINE AND ON THE 3RD TIME IT STARTED. ONCE IT STARTED HE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHOCKED WHEN THE AIRPLANE STARTED MOVING FORWARD. INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND THE WING HE SLID UP ON IT FROM THE FRONT SIDE BUT THE DOOR HAD CLOSED AT THE SAME TIME. NOW RIDING ON THE WING HE BEGAN TRYING TO GET THE DOOR OPEN TO KILL ENGINE AND APPLY THE FOOT BRAKES. AS THE AIRPLANE PICKED UP MORE SPEED HE STRUGGLED TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN AND GET IN THE AIRPLANE AT THE SAME TIME. ^MR. KIEWIET^ WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DIVE IN HEADFIRST AND HIT THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE LEVER. THIS WAS ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE AIRPLANE STRUCK AN OPEN HANGAR WITH THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE. AFTER IMPACT HE SHUT DOWN ALL SYSTEMS HE COULD THINK OF AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE. ^MR. KIEWET^ HAD REALIZED ^AMANDA^ WAS NOT IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT AND LATER FOUND OUT SHE HAD JUMPED OUT OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER SEEING THE PILOT DOOR SHUT AS SHE THOUGHT ^MR. KIEWET^ HAD FALLEN OFF THE WING. ^MR KIEWET^ WAS BLEEDING FROM A COUPLE OF PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO THE FACE. ^AMANDA^ LOADED HIM INTO A CAR AND TOOK HIM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM IN MASON CITY. ON THE RIDE TO THE ER, HE CONTACTED THE FBO AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THE SITUATION. HE ALSO CALLED HIS FATHER TO HAVE HIM COME TO THE AIRPORT AND ASSIST WITH GETTING THE AIRPLANE PUT BACK IN THE HANGAR. ## 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 GAA18CA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA545), Sep 8, 2018: Cirrus SR22 (N669HT), Mason City, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper hand propping procedure, which resulted in a runaway airplane and subsequent impact 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.