ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296597
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| Date: | Sunday 22 September 2002 |
| Time: | 05:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2469L |
| MSN: | 17255669 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3300 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Weed, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Weed, CA (O46) |
| Fall River Mill, CA (O89) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a hand propping engine start operation, the engine started and the airplane jumped its chalks. The throttle was full open. Thereafter, the pilot fell to the ground and the runaway airplane flew several hundred yards until crashing into the ground and nosing over. The pilot had not tied down his airplane and believed that the engine's throttle had been positioned near idle.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to follow adequate hand propping engine starting procedures.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX02LA293
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 08:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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