LAFAYETTE, IN, USA
N738CE
CESSNA 182RG
WHILE TURNING THE PROP BY HAND TO LUBRICATE THE ENGINE IT UNINTENTIONALLY STARTED AND RAN AT APRX 1700 RPM. THE ACFT WAS NOT CHOCKED OR TIED DOWN AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET. THE ACFT TRAVELED ACROSS THE RAMP AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMPTY T-HANGAR. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE MAGNETOS WERE FOUND SWITCHED TO THE BOTH POSITION, THE MIXTURE WAS RICH, MASTER SWITCH WAS OFF AND THE THROTTLE WAS OPEN APRX 1 1/2 INCHES. THE MAGNETOS WERE LATER TESTED AND FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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