ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175895
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| Date: | Sunday 3 May 2015 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N53310 |
| MSN: | 18281199 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1231 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St Marys Municipal Airport (KOYM), St Marys, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | ST MARYS, PA (OYM) |
| Penn Yan, NY (PEO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, following preflight inspection he attempted to start the engine with the electrical starter but was unable to get the engine to turn over. He turned the magnetos to the off position and then got out of the airplane to "turn the prop through," but was not attempting to hand prop the engine. When the pilot rotated the propeller by hand, the engine started and the airplane immediately began moving forward. He attempted to enter the airplane but was unable to stop the airplane before it impacted an airport building. A passenger was sitting in the front right seat of the airplane and was able to evacuate the airplane after it collided with a building. The pilot stated that he should have chocked the wheels, but he was not planning on starting the engine.
According to the airport manager who responded within minutes after the accident, he observed the ignition key selected to the left magneto, and then turned the key off during the post-accident emergency response. The airport manager also reported that the throttle was in the full forward position and the mixture was in the full rich position.
During a post-accident examination, a Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector found no anomalies with the ignition wiring system or magneto P-leads. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to rotate the propeller by hand without properly securing the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5331D
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2015 20:19 | Geno | Added |
| 05-May-2015 07:02 | jregnx | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 13-Jun-2016 16:56 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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