ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311872
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| Date: | Monday 5 July 2021 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 11AC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9149E |
| MSN: | 11AC-783 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2252 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wapakoneta, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wapakoneta, OH |
| Bay City, MI (3CM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was not equipped with an electrical system and the engine was started by hand propping. The pilot reported that he did not have a passenger to hold the brakes in the cockpit during engine start, nor did he use wheel chocks and/or tether the tail to a fixed object because he thought using the airplane's parking brake would keep the airplane stationary after the engine had started. Before the engine was hand propped, the pilot set the throttle about ¼â to ½â forward of the idle position, but the engine's speed was much higher than he had expected after the engine started. The unoccupied airplane initially moved forward before it entered a left turn on the ramp in front of a row of hangars. Although the pilot was able to reach into the cockpit to move the throttle to idle, the airplane continued in the left turn and struck a closed hangar door, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate engine hand propping procedure resulting in the unoccupied airplane's unintended movement and subsequent impact with a hangar.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA310
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2023 05:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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