Beechcraft A36 N1819L

Summary

On 8 May 2012 at about 15:00 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N1819L, operated by Carl Marquess, was involved in an accident near Paducah, Kentucky, United States. One person was 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

8 May 2012 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Paducah, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Barkley Regional Airport (PAH)

Coordinates

37.0561, -88.7703

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N1819L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Carl Marquess

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paducah → Paducah

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA323

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to properly secure the airplane before turning the propeller by hand.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the airplane's starter had been malfunctioning for about 1 month. On the day of the accident, he unsuccessfully attempted to start the engine from inside the airplane, then exited the airplane, and turned the propeller "slowly." The pilot’s intent in turning the propeller was not to start the engine. However, the engine started unexpectedly, and the airplane traveled across the ramp and impacted a parked airplane, resulting in substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.