# NTSB CEN13CA093: Cirrus SR22, N8161M, Eden Prairie, MN, December 6, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 6, 2012, 07:26 local (13:26 UTC) - Place: Eden Prairie, MN - Coordinates: 44.823055, -93.455276 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8231&lon=-93.4553&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Standing-engine(s) start-up: Ground handling event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 10, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 85773 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA093 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85773/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85773 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA093 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to ensure the airplane was secured prior to attempting an engine start by handpropping. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Inspection: preflight inspection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 551 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061510/cases.md) - [Parking/securing: tie-down/mooring](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01011020): Aircraft › Aircraft handling/service · Not inspected (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 33 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01011020/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) start-up: Ground handling event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 108 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080/sequence.md) - [Standing-engine(s) operating: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis When the pilot attempted to start the engine, the starter motor turned, but the starter did not engage. The pilot said he turned off the battery master switch, exited the airplane, and walked around to the front of the airplane. He reached through the door and thought the ignition key was off. He pushed the propeller down through one compression stroke. The engine immediately started. The pilot jumped on the left wing, but fell off. The airplane traveled across the ramp and struck a ditch between runways 28R and 28L, breaking off the nose gear and buckling the firewall. Postaccident examination disclosed the ignition switch functioned normally. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot's accident report, when he attempted to start the engine the starter motor turned but the starter did not engage. The pilot made additional attempts to start the engine with the same result. The pilot turned off the battery master switch, got out and walked around to the front of the airplane. He reached through the door and thought the ignition key was off. He pushed the propeller down through one compression stroke. The engine immediately started. The pilot jumped on the left wing, but fell off. The airplane traveled across the ramp and struck a ditch between runways 28R and 28L, breaking off the nose gear and buckling the firewall. An examination of the airplane and its systems, conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration, revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: N8161M (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 0719 - Airframe hours: 1090 - Engines: Continental IO-550-N 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Glick Farms, Inc. - Registered owner: Glick Farms, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 24, 2012, 85 hours before - Departed: KFCM, Eden Prairie, MN - Destination: KMOT, Minot, ND - Airport: KFCM, Flying Cloud ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; private, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 11, 2012; flight hours: 2,439 total, 1,310 in this make and model, 2,381 as pilot in command, 49 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft broken - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 29.77 inHg - Observed at: KFCM ## 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 20121206025579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121206025579A), Dec 6, 2012: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot had loaded the aircraft for his return trip home , completed his preflight inspection, and removed the chocks. After his preflight, his wife boarded the… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 16, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85773. 1.1 MB in all. - NTSB Form 6120.1-2, Pilot-Operator Aircraft Accident Report (item 1, .PDF, 797 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40384427&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120.1-2,%20Pilot-Operator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report-Redacted.PDF - FAA Form 1360-33, Record of Visit, Accident Site Notes (item 2, .PDF, 274 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40384428&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Form%201360-33,%20Record%20of%20Visit,%20Accident%20Site%20Notes-Redacted.PDF - FAA Form 1360-33, Record of Visit (item 3, .PDF, 30 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40384429&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Form%201360-33,%20Record%20of%20Visit-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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