ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288866
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| Date: | Saturday 10 September 2011 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  American Champion 8KCAB |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N878AC |
| MSN: | 878-2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2406 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leesburg, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leesburg Executive Airport, VA (JYO/KJYO) |
| Leesburg Executive Airport, VA (JYO/KJYO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he went through the normal pre-flight and engine start checklist. To start the engine, he performed the following steps: mixture set full on (rich), fuel pump turned on for about 3 seconds (then off), mixture full off, throttle full open, and starter engaged. The engine started, and he pushed the mixture full on. The engine went to full power, and the airplane nosed down onto the taxiway, which resulted in the propeller striking the ground and the airplane's firewall sustaining substantial damage. The pilot stated that, after review of the situation, it was apparent that he had not followed the starting checklist accurately in that the throttle should have been set to 1/2-inch open for starting instead of full open. He also stated that he should have placed his hand on the throttle immediately after the mixture control was pushed full on in order to retard the throttle after the engine started.
Probable Cause: The pilot did not follow the engine start checklist.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11CA488
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 07:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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