ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289561
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 February 2011 |
| Time: | 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182K Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Blinn Family Trust |
| Registration: | N2718R |
| MSN: | 18258218 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5142 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eastsound, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Eastsound-Orcas Island Airport, WA (ESD/KORS) |
| Eastsound-Orcas Island Airport, WA (ESD/KORS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot pulled the airplane out of the unheated hangar on a chilly morning and used the propeller to rotate the engine several times. He set the parking brake, and started the airplane with the starter, but then the engine stopped. The battery did not have sufficient charge to start the engine, so he decided to hand-prop the engine. He primed it, left the parking brake on, set the throttle to idle, turned the master switch and magneto switches on, and spun the propeller. The engine started but did not remain running. He started it again by hand propping. He advanced the throttle to keep it running, but again it did not remain running. He applied carburetor heat, but did not reduce the throttle setting. He hand-propped the engine once again and it went to a high rpm setting, and then the airplane began moving forward. The pilot reached in to try to retard the throttle, but was unsuccessful. He fell and hit his face on the landing gear footstep, which fractured his right cheekbone and caused deep lacerations above his right eye. The airplane continued to move until it collided with a hangar, with both wings sustaining substantial damage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane prior to rotating the propeller by hand, resulting in inadvertent movement of the airplane and collision with a building.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR11CA118
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 15:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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