ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360812
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 February 1994 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Redwood Aviation Enterprises |
| Registration: | N20BS |
| MSN: | 28-22373 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4298 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Rosa, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Sacramento, CA (SMF | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PRIOR TO DEPARTING ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT WERE SEATED IN THE AIRPLANE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER SLOWLY, BUT FAILED TO START. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR BELIEVED THE PROBLEM TO BE WITH THE STARTER. SHE DECIDED TO EXIT THE AIRPLANE TO REPOSITION THE PROPELLER IN ORDER TO FREE THE STARTER. IN THE PROCESS, THE PROPELLER ROTATED AND STRUCK THE HEAD AND SHOULDER OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE STUDENT INSIDE THE AIRPLANE DID NOT MANIPULATE THE CONTROLS WHILE THE INSTRUCTOR WAS OUTSIDE. EXAMINATION OF THE COCKPIT CONTROLS REVEALED THAT THE MASTER SWITCH WAS OFF, MIXTURE AND THROTTLE CONTROLS AT IDLE, AND THE MAGNETO SWITCH WAS ON.
Probable Cause: A failure of the pilot-in-command to ensure that the powerplant controls were configured properly before moving the aircraft propeller. Inadequate planning/decision making was a factor in this accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA136
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 March 1985 | N8468R | Paul Rued | 0 | Healdsburg, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 11:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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