- Date
- December 16, 1987, 08:25 local (13:25 UTC)
- Place
- Elizabethtown, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N7151LGrumman American AA-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871216072419A
- Case key
- 7692
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After a short stop btn flts, the battery was too weak to crank the eng. The plt elected to hand-prop the eng while his non-rated pax held the brakes. He briefed the pax on the proper procedure. He had previously allowed the pax to operate the brakes while taxiing, & believed that with the briefing, the pax would be able to operate the brakes drg the hand propping opn. The acft was not chocked or tied down. The eng started immediately when the plt pulled the prop thru. The pax retarded the throttle after the eng started; however, before the plt got to the cockpit, a 'great gust of wind' from behind the acft pushed it fwd & it began to roll across the ramp. The pax was unable to stop the acft or steer it away from other acft. Subsequently, it collided with a parked Learjet & both acft were substantially dmgd. The braking sys of N7151L was examined & rprtd to be functional. FBO psnl rprtd that a power cart was available for a 'jump' start, as well as wheel chocks. N7151L had a castering nosewheel & was steered by using the brakes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7151L
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5-0451
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- B.S. Lawson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Destination
- Dayton, OH
- Airport
- I98 · Elizabethtown
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 350 total · 322 in this make and model · 296 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- I98
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7151L · 1
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