Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Warner Robins Air Park Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Warner Robins, Georgia 31088
Thursday, October 31, 2002 15:50 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot chocked the main wheel and followed the starting procedures, which included pulling the propeller through by hand. The pilot made several unsuccessful attempts to start the engine. He stated that he primed the engine, "cracked" the throttle, pulled the propeller through, and the engine started and spun up to high rpm. The airplane taxied off unmanned at high speed, dragging the pilot, then it collided with a hangar and a parked airplane. Examination of the cement pad where the wheel chock was found revealed a fresh fuel stain approximately eight feet long and four feet wide with several boot/shoe tracks through it. Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular AC165-12 states the corrective action for clearing an overprimed engine includes opening the throttle fully and turning the propeller to expel excess fuel. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction with the airplane.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The pilot's failure to follow engine start procedures for a overprimed engine, and his improper use of the throttle control during an attempted start.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 10/31/2002 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1550 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Warner Robins |
| Event State | GEORGIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 31088 |
| Event Date Year | 2002 |
| Event Date Month | 10 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 323716N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0833559W |
| Event Location Airport | Warner Robins Air Park |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 5A2 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 409 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1553 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 13 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KMCN |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 354 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 8 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 20 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 8 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 300 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.06 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 902 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KMCN 311953Z 33008KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3006 RM |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 1 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 14152 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Com Center |
| NTSB Notification Date | Nov 1 2002 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 700 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 25 2003 11:36AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | FAA Atlanta FSDO - 11 |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N83651 |
| NTSB Number | ATL03LA013 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Aeronca |
| Aircraft Model | 7AC |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 7AC-2329 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1300 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Nov 2 2001 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 54 |
| Airframe Hours | 5132 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Dennis Shema |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 103 Sandra Ave |
| Aircraft Owner City | Warner Robins |
| Aircraft Owner State | GA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 31088 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | -- |
| Operator State | -- |
| Operator Country | -- |
| Operator Zip code | -- |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | 5A2 |
| Departure City | -- |
| Departure State | -- |
| Departure Country | -- |
| Departure Time | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | -- |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | 5A2 |
| Destination City | -- |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | -- |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Standing - starting engine(s) |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Aug 4 2003 2:46PM |
| User who most recently changed record | POWP |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 27 |
| Runway Length | 2833 |
| Runway Width | 130 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |