Rockwell 112A N1307J

Summary

On 24 December 2000 at about 18:00 local time, a Rockwell 112A registered N1307J was involved in an accident near Norwood, Massachusetts, 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

24 December 2000 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Norwood, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Norwood Airport (OWD)

Coordinates

42.1925, -71.1758

Aircraft

Rockwell 112A

Registration

N1307J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Norwood → Block Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC01LA067

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper starting procedure, which resulted in an on-ground collision with a parked aircraft.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While the pilot attempted to start the airplane's engine for flight, the starter gear did not engage. The pilot turned off the master switch and ignition key, and exited the airplane in an attempt to start the airplane by rotating the propeller. As the pilot rotated the propeller "a quarter turn," the engine started, and the airplane began to roll forward. The pilot ducked to his right and the airplane passed over him. The airplane continued forward and impacted the starboard fuel tip tank of a parked airplane, rotated to the right and impacted the parked airplane again before coming to rest. The pilot stated to officials that he had been "hand-propping" the airplane, when the engine suddenly started, and he did not set the parking brake, reduce the throttle, retard the fuel mixture to full lean, or tie the airplane down prior to attempting to rotate the propeller by hand.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.