Cessna 182 N6491A

Summary

On 9 August 1998 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N6491A was involved in an accident near Page, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 August 1998 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Page, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Page Muni (PGA)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N6491A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mesquite → Raton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX98LA263

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the pilot to verify throttle position and/or obtain qualified assistance while hand propping the aircraft engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aircraft would not start following refueling. The fixed-base operator provided an external power source, but the engine still did not start. The pilot stated that he tied the tail down and chocked the nose gear. He then primed the engine and inadvertently pushed the throttle forward. After exiting the aircraft, he hand propped the propeller. The engine started, revved to high rpm, rolled over the chock and pulled the tail tie down loose. By the time the pilot was able to apply brakes, the aircraft had struck a fuel truck and a brick wall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.