# Incident 20200407003832I: Cessna 175, Burlington, NC, April 7, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2020, 11:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0957° N, 79.4378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0957&lon=-79.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7658M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7658M-2021-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 737 total, 720 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200407003832I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N7658M SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND HAND PROPPED THE ENGINE OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE PASSENGER SEATED INSIDE TO OPERATE THE STARTER BUTTON.  WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, BEFORE THE PILOT COULD GET INTO THE COCKPIT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD.  INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PASSENGER TO RETARD THE THROTTLE WERE NOT UNDERSTOOD / FOLLOWED.

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT BEFORE COMING TO REST AGAINST A SIGN POLE WHEN THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE AIRCRAFT AND SECURE THE ENGINE.  AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED BY AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE WEAK AND WORN PARTS.

MANUFACTURER: CESSNA

PART NAME: PLATE LEFT LOCK                             PART # 0541141-1

PART NAME: PLATE RIGHT LOCK                        PART # 0541141-2

PART NAME: SPRING PARKING BRAKE               PART # 0541145

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5399T, Piper PA-28R-200: no report for this aircraft; [N5399T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5399T) is registered now

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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