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    Hand propping a plane gone wrong - GIF

    Hand propping a plane gone wrong.



    The great thing about seeing this stuff on the net (not great if it's your plane!) is that you can enter the tail number into a search engine for more details. Here's the NTSB report on this incident: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/Re...Final&IType=CA

    What happened here? No surprise - the parking brake probably wasn't sufficiently set. More broadly, one person attempted a two-person procedure. The NTSB report cited the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook:

    An engine should not be hand propped unless two people, both familiar with the airplane and
    hand propping techniques, are available to perform the procedure. The person pulling the
    propeller blades through directs all activity and is in charge of the procedure. The other
    person, thoroughly familiar with the controls, must be seated in the airplane with the brakes
    set. As an additional precaution, chocks may be placed in front of the main wheels. If this is
    not feasible, the airplane's tail may be securely tied. Never allow a person unfamiliar with the
    controls to occupy the pilot's seat when hand propping. The procedure should never be
    attempted alone.

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    And there WAS a second person there. Not exactly clear what he/she? was doing though

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    there are some things you cant fix..... stupid is one of them., no brake, no chalks, no brains.and first run left then go back right so you can slice and dice with the prop....what a moron. I also assume he had the throttle wot......no you can not fix stupid.



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