# NTSB CEN10CA110: Beech J35, N647T, Russellville, AR, January 26, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 26, 2010, 00:30 local (06:30 UTC) - Place: Russellville, AR - Coordinates: 35.258888, -93.093055 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2589&lon=-93.0931&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Standing-engine(s) not oper: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 28, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75310 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA110 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75310/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75310 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA110 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper engine starting procedures. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Engine (reciprocating)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Unintentional use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech J35, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500/cases.md?model=1151522), [All aircraft, 497 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech J35, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063000/cases.md?model=1151522), [All aircraft, 111 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Standing-engine(s) not oper: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000); cases with it: [Beech J35, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=1151522), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md) - [Standing-engine(s) not oper: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech J35, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=1151522), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Other: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200); cases with it: [Beech J35, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=1151522), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot attempted to start the single-engine airplane via the electric starter but was unsuccessful. The pilot then elected to rotate the propeller by hand, to "loosen up" the engine enough to start. When the pilot rotated the propeller, the engine inadvertently started and the unoccupied airplane accelerated forward, until it impacted an open T-hangar. The accident airplane received substantial damage, the T-hangar was damaged, and a parked airplane received minor damage. The pilot added that the airplane's master switch and magnetos were not turned off, nor was the parking brake set prior to rotating the engine by hand. ## Factual narrative The pilot attempted to start the single-engine airplane via the electric starter, but was unsuccessful. So the pilot elected to rotate the propeller by hand, to "loosen up" the engine enough to start. When the pilot rotated the propeller, the engine inadvertently started and the unoccupied airplane accelerated forward, until it impacted an open T-hangar. The accident airplane received substantial damage, the T-hangar was damaged, and a parked airplane received minor damage. The pilot added that the airplane's master switch and magnetos were not turned off, nor was the parking brake set prior to rotating the engine by hand. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N647T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N647T-2018-06-26), registration cancelled 2018-06-26, S/N D-5608, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH J35 - Registry model: [Beech J35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (registry code 1151522) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-5608 - Airframe hours: 4944 - Engines: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Bge Enterprises LLC - Registered owner: Bge Enterprises LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 18, 2009 - Departed: KRUE, Russellville, AR - Destination: KHRO, Harrison, AR - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: KRUE, Russellville Regional Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 25, 2008; flight hours: 673 total, 346 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: variable at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: KRUE ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100126026739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100126026739A), Jan 26, 2010: Beech J35, Russellville, AR, Substantial damage. On January 26, 2010 at 0030 CST, a Beech J35, N647T registered to bge enterprises, LLC, came in contact with a t-hangar at Russellville, AR (rue) airport,… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 10, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75310. 1.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40325201&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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