- Date
- December 26, 1983, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Olathe, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N2123RCessna 182G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831226064179A
- Case key
- 33509
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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 struck on the leg by the acft propeller as he pulled the propeller through during preflight. The eng had been preheated in an enclosed hanger due to the frigid temperatures. The plt stated he primed the engine and put the keyin the ignition prior to the pull through of the propeller. The plts son, helping him, also recived a bruised arm from being hit by the propeller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2123R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18255323
- Airframe hours
- 3,115
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frank A. Kolkin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 11, 1983 · 10 hours before
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 400 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IXD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.