# Accident 20191229019939A: Cessna 182F, Robstown, TX, December 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2019, 05:40 local time
- Place: Robstown, TX
- Airport: Robstown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7786° N, 97.6908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7786&lon=-97.6908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3473U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3473U-2020-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 998 total, 40 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191229019939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS HEADING BACK TO HOME BASE ZUEHL AIRPORT (1TE4) MARION, TEXAS. FROM ROBSTOWN, TEXAS. PILOT DECIDED TO REFUEL AT ROBSTOWN AIRPORT (KRBO) AT 5:40 PM. AFTER REFUELING, AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPS. PILOT ELECTED TO HAND PROP START AIRCRAFT. WHILE ATTEMPTING THIS PROCESS, PILOT SET THE PARKING BRAKE, SET THE THROTTLE TO IDLE BUT FAILED TO CHOCK THE LANDING GEAR. DURING HAND PROP THE ENGINE STARTED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BEGIN TO MOVE FORWARD DRAGGING PILOT FROM THE LEFT WING STRUT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK THE REFUEL STATION CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, ENGINE FIREWALL, FORWARD UNDER BELLY. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED PARKING BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN SET. PILOT STATED TO IIC HE WAS PROP STARTING THE ENGINE WITH THE INTENT TO FLY TO HOME BASE. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON THE SAFETY PRACTICES THAT WERE NOT FOLLOWED LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT.

## 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 CEN20CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA047), Dec 30, 2019: Cessna 182 (N3473U), Robstown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to set the friction lock on the throttle before hand propping the engine, which allowed the airplane to move forward and impact a credit card machine. Contributing to the accident…

## Other reports on N3473U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20001029031859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001029031859I), Oct 29, 2000: Cessna 182F (N3473U), Washington, PA, Minor damage. (-23)The plot stated: during taxi to run up area, applied brakes, a/c turned right. Immediate action full left rudder and full brakes. A/c continued to turn to…

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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