- Date
- March 7, 1982, 12:48 local (18:48 UTC)
- Place
- Crystal, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N201WMMooney M20J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820307002409A
- Case key
- 70378
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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
While attempting to start the eng, the pilot could not get the starter to engage. He asked the passenger to get out and rotate the propeller to a different location in hopes of getting the starter to engage. With the magnetos and master switch off, the prop was moved to different locations two times, but no luck. On the third try, the propeller struck the passenger on the head and right hand resulting in serious injury. A check of the ignition switch revealed no discrepancies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N201WM
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-0192
- Airframe hours
- 665
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-AB6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wissota Mfg.
- Registered owner
- Wissota Mfg.
- Departed
- MIC · Crystal, MN
- Destination
- MIC · Crystal, MN
- Airport
- MIC · Crystal
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 576 total · 246 in this make and model · 366 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.