ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288590
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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 2010 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: | Piper PA-17 |
| Owner/operator: | Frank Edward Moore |
| Registration: | N4699H |
| MSN: | 17-97 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2110 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Louisburg, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Louisburg-Franklin County Airport, NC (LFN/KLHZ) |
| Louisburg-Franklin County Airport, NC (LFN/KLHZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that the airplane was tied down on the right side, and the right main landing gear wheel was chocked. After hand-propping the engine, the airplane's tie-down rope "came loose," and the airplane "veered" into an adjacent hangar. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented by "using a better quality tie-down rope, having a second pilot in the airplane holding the brakes, or by having both wheels chocked instead of just one."
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before attempting to hand-prop the engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10CA224
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 00:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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