ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291734
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| Date: | Sunday 8 October 2006 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Rutan VariEze |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N222DQ |
| MSN: | 222 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 700 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Enterprise, Alabama -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Enterprise Municipal Airport, AL (ETS/KEDN) |
| Enterprise Municipal Airport, AL (ETS/KEDN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that while hand-propping the airplane's engine as required to start it, the engine started and the airplane began to move. He stated that it gathered speed rapidly and he was unable to stop it. The airplane taxied unmanned approximately 500 feet before colliding into a T-hangar. The pilot reported that the front three-feet of the airplane was destroyed. The pilot stated that the airplane was not chocked at the time of engine start.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper starting procedure, which resulted in an uncommanded aircraft movement and collision with a hanger.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL07CA003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 18:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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