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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech F33A · Tahlequah, OK · May 6, 2023

Date: May 6, 2023 · 14:00 local
Place: Tahlequah, OK
Airport: Tahlequah Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2294L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA186
Reported as: Beech F33A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,650 total1,030 in this make and model

N2294LRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-676 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech F33A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot stated he realized he left the wheel chocks in place on the nose gear. Set the parking brake and exited the aircraft to remove them. Pulled the chock free from the rear of the tire and then gave the front chock a quick snap straight back parrallel to the arc of the propeller. The front part of the tied together chock shot forward and into the propeller which caught the chock set and pulled the pilots arm into the propeller arc.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE REALIZED HE LEFT THE WHEEL CHOCKS IN PLACE ON THE NOSE GEAR. SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO REMOVE THEM. PULLED THE CHOCK FREE FROM THE REAR OF THE TIRE AND THEN GAVE THE FRONT CHOCK A QUICK SNAP STRAIGHT BACK PARRALLEL TO THE ARC OF THE PROPELLER. THE FRONT PART OF THE TIED TOGETHER CHOCK SHOT FORWARD AND INTO THE PROPELLER WHICH CAUGHT THE CHOCK SET AND PULLED THE PILOTS ARM INTO THE PROPELLER ARC.

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 CEN23LA186Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTahlequah, OKThe pilot’s failure to remove the wheel chocks before engine start which resulted in the inadvertent contact with the propeller while the engine was running.May 6, 2023 · Minor damage