- Date
- December 7, 1984, 11:26 local (19:26 UTC)
- Place
- Salinas, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6052MBeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841207065869A
- Case key
- 24606
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During walk-around preflight, plt was checking the prop for nicks and decided to 'turn the prop through' by hand to 'loosen the oil and coat cylinder walls,' assuming the power plant controls to be off and secure. The engine started at full power and the unoccupied acft taxiied across the ramp and collided with 2 't' hangars and another acft. Investigation revealed the throttle set at full power. The magnetos were found in the 'off' position. Bench test of the magnetos disclosed no mechanical or electrical discrepancies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6052M
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-195
- Airframe hours
- 1,867
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Db Wf Lease Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 7, 1984 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- SNS · Salinas, CA
- Airport
- SNS · Salinas
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SNS
FAA reports on this event · 1
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