- Date
- April 30, 1993, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Farmingdale, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N726WMMacphee RV6
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 37320
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper starting procedure, which caused the airplane to nose down.
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 pilot was starting the engine to prepare for flight. He placed the throttle in the full forward position during the start attempt. The engine started and because the throttle was still in the forward position, it developed high power. The airplane lurched forward and the propeller struck the ramp. After this occurred, the tail 'slammed' onto the tailwheel and damaged the fuselage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N726WM
- Reported as
- Macphee RV6
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 20246
- Airframe hours
- 76
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William T. Macphee
- Registered owner
- William T. Macphee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 25, 1993 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- BLM
- Destination
- BLM
- Airport
- BLM · Allaire
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 75 in this make and model · 2,787 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
Other investigations on N726WM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.