- Date
- August 7, 1983, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wheeling, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N35083Cessna 177B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830807041469A
- Case key
- 12301
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
The plt was unable to start the eng using normal procedures. He obtained the use of an APU & still could not make an electrical start. He stated that he turned the magneto & master switches off & rotated the propeller (prop) backwards 1/2 turn (to check for binding) but no binding was noted. Another APU start was attempted, but to no avail. According to the plt, he turned the magneto & master switches off again & intended to turn the prop forward about 5 deg. He stated that 'upon touching the prop, eng fired & prop hit right arm causing compound, multiple fracture.' The line chief stated that he & the plt verified that the switches were in the off position. However, later, when the ignition sys was checked, no discrepancies were found. Also, an AD had been complied with to prevent ignition when the switch was in the off position. Additionally, the starter was found to have failed (burned out).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35083
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17702196
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Planeshack
- Registered owner
- Douglas Maxwell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- Pal-Waukee
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
- 33
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 656 total · 11 in this make and model · 465 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.