# NTSB NYC08CA089: Cessna 210G, N5825F, Bessemer, AL, January 30, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: January 30, 2008, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Coordinates: 33.429943, -86.990432 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4299&lon=-86.9904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/800) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Other: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 2008
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08CA089
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67596/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA089

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before attempting to hand-prop the engine.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: use of policy/procedure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063032): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063032/cases.md?model=2073430), [All aircraft, 191 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063032/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 210G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040/cases.md?model=2073430), [All aircraft, 116 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040/cases.md)
- [Parking/securing: tie-down/mooring](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01011020): Aircraft › Aircraft handling/service · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01011020/cases.md?model=2073430), [All aircraft, 33 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01011020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Standing-engine(s) start-up: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Cessna 210G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073430), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Other: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 210G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2073430), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot of the Cessna 210G was attempting to hand-prop the engine outside his hangar with a passenger in the right seat. During the first attempt, the engine "cranked but stopped." Before the second attempt, the pilot "by mistake increased throttle." Subsequently, when the engine caught, it overpowered the parking brake, and the airplane began to move forward, increasing in speed until it struck another airplane in an open hangar.

## Factual narrative

According to the pilot of the Cessna 210G, he was attempting to hand-prop the engine outside his hangar with a passenger in the right seat. During the first attempt, the engine "cranked but stopped." Before the second attempt, the pilot "by mistake increased throttle." Subsequently, when the engine caught, it overpowered the parking brake, and the airplane began to move forward, increasing in speed until it struck another airplane in an open hangar.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5825F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5825F-2009-06-22), registration cancelled 2009-06-22, S/N 21058825, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 210G
- Registry model: [Cessna 210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (registry code 2073430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21058825
- Engines: Continental IO-520 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Larry Cottingham
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: EKY, Bessemer, AL
- Destination: N/A
- Airport: EKY, Bessemer Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 1,434 total, 700 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20080130831479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080130831479A), Jan 30, 2008: Cessna 210G, Bessemer, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot and passengers (2) boarded the aircraft with the intention of flight. The aircraft would not start due to a weak battery. Pilot set parking brake…

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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