Cessna 210G N5825F

Summary

On 30 January 2008 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 210G registered N5825F was involved in an accident near Bessemer, Alabama, United States. 3 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

30 January 2008 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bessemer, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Bessemer Airport (EKY)

Coordinates

33.4299, -86.9904

Aircraft

Cessna 210G

Registration

N5825F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bessemer → N/A

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA089

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before attempting to hand-prop the engine.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the Cessna 210G was attempting to hand-prop the engine outside his hangar with a passenger in the right seat. During the first attempt, the engine "cranked but stopped." Before the second attempt, the pilot "by mistake increased throttle." Subsequently, when the engine caught, it overpowered the parking brake, and the airplane began to move forward, increasing in speed until it struck another airplane in an open hangar.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.