- Date
- May 15, 1991, 21:50 local (May 16, 1991, 02:50 UTC)
- Place
- Greensboro, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N2314YCessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 8379
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Probable cause
A failure of the left magneto grounding lead resulting in a 'hot magneto' condition.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During engine start, the pilot observed the starter operating, but not engaging the engine. He turned off the magnetos and battery and exited the airplane to investigate the problem. He did not chock or secure the airplane. He turned the propeller some, then began to walk away. The engine then 'roared to life.' The airplane proceeded across the ramp and collided with a parked Beech 77. An inspection of the airplane revealed that the left mag would not ground out with the switch, resulting in a 'hot mag' condition.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2314Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700114
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A2F, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Augsburger, Michael D.
- Registered owner
- Augsburger, Michael D.
- Destination
- SHD · Harrisonburg, VA
- Airport
- GSO · Piedmont Triad Intl
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 350 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 310° at 16 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- GSO, 10 nm away