# NTSB LAX83LA238: Cessna 182, N5547B, Riverside, CA, May 20, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 20, 1983, 00:30 local (07:30 UTC)
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Coordinates: 33.900859, -117.399726 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9009&lon=-117.3997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA238
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23719/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA238

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, standing - starting engine(s)
  - proper assistance - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - starting procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi
  - object - building(nonresidential) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR AFTER BEING HAND PROPPED WITHOUT A QUALIFIED PERSON IN THE COCKPIT. THE ACFT HAD BEEN BORROWED AND WAS KNOWN TO HAVE A LOW BATTERY. THE PILOT DID A START BY HAND PROPPING THE ACFT WITH A NON-PILOT IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD GET INTO THE ACFT AND REACH THE CONTROLS IT HAD ROLLED FORWARD AND COLLIDED WITH THE HANGAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5547B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5547B-2004-06-30), registration cancelled 2004-06-30, S/N 33547, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33547
- Airframe hours: 1200
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: William Buckpitt
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1982, 0 hours before
- Airport: RIR, Fla-Bob

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 108 total, 20 in this make and model, 47 as pilot in command, 47 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F

## 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 19830520020509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830520020509A), May 20, 1983: Cessna 182, Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Hand started engine with a novice at controls. Aircraft rolled into hangar wall.

## Other investigations on N5547B (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA03LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA190), Sep 13, 2003: Cessna 182 (N5547B), Challis, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering. Factors include mountainous terrain and trees.
- [NTSB UNK64X0468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0468), Feb 5, 1964: Cessna 182 (N5547B), Northbrook, IL, substantial damage

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.

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