At 07:05 eastern time, a line employee was seriously injured while attempting to hand-prop a Cessna 172N at Hanover County Municipal Airport. The airplane was not damaged. The airplanes starter did not work, so the line employee attempted to hand-prop the engine. During the attempt, the propeller fractured his left arm.
October 18, Ashland, Va. / Cessna Skyhawk
At 07:05 eastern time, a line employee was seriously injured while attempting to hand-prop a Cessna 172N at Hanover County Municipal Airport. The airplane was not damaged. The airplanes starter did not work, so the line employee attempted to hand-prop the engine. During the attempt, the propeller fractured his left arm....
Key Takeaways:
- A line employee sustained a fractured left arm while attempting to hand-prop a Cessna 172N at Hanover County Municipal Airport.
- The incident occurred because the aircraft's starter was inoperable, leading to the manual propeller starting attempt.
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