At 10:30 central time, a Cessna 172 was damaged shortly after engine start when it started unexpectedly and struck trees. The pilot was not injured and the passenger suffered minor injuries. The pilot said he could not start the airplane, so he exited while the passenger stayed in the airplane. The pilot turned the propeller and the engine started and the airplane began moving across the pavement. The passenger saw the trees ahead and jumped from the airplane.
August 23, Odom, Ark. / Cessna Skyhawk
At 10:30 central time, a Cessna 172 was damaged shortly after engine start when it started unexpectedly and struck trees. The pilot was not injured and the passenger suffered minor injuries. The pilot said he could not start the airplane, so he exited while the passenger stayed in the airplane. The pilot turned the propeller and the engine started and the airplane began moving across the pavement. The passenger saw the trees ahead and jumped from the airplane....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 172 was damaged and struck trees after its engine unexpectedly started when the pilot hand-turned the propeller from outside the aircraft.
- The pilot, who had exited the plane, was uninjured, while the passenger sustained minor injuries after jumping from the moving aircraft to avoid the impending collision.
- The incident occurred shortly after the pilot's initial attempts to start the engine from the cockpit were unsuccessful, leading him to manually turn the prop while the passenger remained inside.
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