ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356493
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| Date: | Sunday 10 November 1996 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Rutan VariEze |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N18VE |
| MSN: | 948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 97 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oklahoma City, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During hand propping of the airplane, the throttle is placed in the idle position with the ignition (magneto) switch and fuel on. However, when the engine is flooded, a clearing procedure must be used. For clearing the engine, the pilot turned off the ignition and the fuel and placed the throttle full open before pulling the propeller through backwards 10 blades. Subsequently, the pilot turned on the ignition and the fuel. However, he did not close the throttle. As the pilot pulled the propeller through a revolution, the engine started and the airplane went forward with full power. The left wing tip struck a steel pole and crossed the ramp, a taxiway, and a runway before striking windsock guy wires and coming to a stop. The airplane was not equipped with a parking brake, and at idle power a rubber parking pad at the nose served as the chock. On the Pilot/Operator Report the pilot recommended installing a hand brake, using full lean mixture for flooded procedures, and using a checklist.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to follow proper starting procedures and set the throttle to idle before hand propping.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA057
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 07:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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