ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359263
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| Date: | Friday 10 March 1995 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4383Q |
| MSN: | 17260283 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3066 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Smyrna, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KMQY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS 'HAND PROPPING' THE ENGINE DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE STARTER SOLENOID. HIS STUDENT WAS IN THE LEFT COCKPIT SEAT, WORKING THE ENGINE CONTROLS. THE FIRST START ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE INSTRUCTOR POSITIONED THE PROP FOR THE SECOND ATTEMPT, AND THE ENGINE FIRED. NO HAND SIGNALS WERE GIVEN PRIOR TO THE SECOND START ATTEMPT. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE INSTRUCTOR'S ARM AND LEG, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES. THE INSTRUCTOR BELIEVES THAT THE STUDENT DID NOT RETURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AFTER THE FIRST START ATTEMPT, CONTRARY TO WHAT WAS BRIEFED.
Probable Cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE MAGNETOS WERE NOT ENERGIZED PRIOR TO POSITIONING THE PROPELLER, AND THE DUAL STUDENT'S FAILURE TO PLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION AFTER THE FIRST START ATTEMPT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA063
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 December 2010 | N4383Q | Bladen Aviation Inc | 0 | Dublin, North Carolina | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 08:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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