ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363253
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| Date: | Saturday 25 July 1992 |
| Time: | 08:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Bay Aero Center, Inc. |
| Registration: | N733MX |
| MSN: | 17268406 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2272 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Panama City, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KPFN) |
| Huntsville, AL (KHSV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THE STARTER MOTOR WOULD RUN BUT NOT TURN ENGINE. HE WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER PILOT THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS HE SHOULD EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND REPOSITION THE PROPELLER. HE TURNED OFF THE MAGNETOS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. AS HE TURNED THE PROPELLER, IT ROTATED AROUND DUE TO ENGINE COMPRESSION AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD, AT WHICH TIME HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE RAMP, CAUSING A SKULL FRACTURE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO STAND CLEAR OF THE PROPELLER AS HE ROTATED IT BY HAND, RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER ROTATING AROUND DUE TO ENGINE COMPRESSION, STRIKING THE PILOT, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE RAMP, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA92LA152
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2024 15:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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