ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219355
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| Date: | Monday 10 December 2018 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Zlín 143L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N143GW |
| MSN: | 0039 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 977 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-J3A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chester (KSNC), CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chester, CT (SNC) |
| Fishers Island, NY (0B8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during the initial engine start, he "cranked the engine several times," but the engine would not start. He then pumped the throttle about six times, and in a "split second," the engine surged to full rpm. He added that, despite fully applying the brakes, the airplane crossed over a ridge and went down an embankment. Subsequently, the airplane entered a parking lot, the left wing struck a lamp post, the airplane spun left, and it impacted another lamp post.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during the engine start.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=143GW%20
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2018 20:30 | Geno | Added |
| 12-Dec-2018 16:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source] |
| 02-Oct-2019 07:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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