Hadwise VARIEZE N222DQ
8 October 2006 · Enterprise, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 October 2006 at about 21:00 local time, a Hadwise VARIEZE registered N222DQ, operated by David A. Quimby, was involved in an accident near Enterprise, Alabama, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Enterprise, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Enterprise Muni (EDN)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hadwise VARIEZE
- Registration
- N222DQ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David A. Quimby
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Enterprise → Enterprise
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL07CA003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper starting procedure, which resulted in an uncommanded aircraft movement and collision with a hanger.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that while hand-propping the airplane's engine as required to start it, the engine started and the airplane began to move. He stated that it gathered speed rapidly and he was unable to stop it. The airplane taxied unmanned approximately 500 feet before colliding into a T-hangar. The pilot reported that the front three-feet of the airplane was destroyed. The pilot stated that the airplane was not chocked at the time of engine start.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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