ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290258
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| Date: | Thursday 20 November 2014 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T182T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6004S |
| MSN: | T18208508 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1090 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Petersburg, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St Petersburg-Albert Whitted Airport, FL (KSPG) |
| St Petersburg-Albert Whitted Airport, FL (KSPG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot had planned to depart on a local solo flight. He completed a preflight inspection of the airplane, which was parked outside of the pilot's hangar and pointed towards a set of hangars about 50 feet away. The pilot then primed the cylinders of the 335-horsepower engine with the throttle in the full open position, but forgot to retard the throttle to a one quarter position before starting the engine. When the engine started the airplane "leaped forward." The pilot quickly applied brakes, but the airplane accelerated across the taxiway and struck the opposing hangar and a parked airplane, which resulted in substantial damage to left wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that could have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly set the throttle prior to engine start, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a hangar.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA15CA057
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-Oct-2022 12:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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