nefj40 wrote:The kid in the OP is lucky to be alive.
A number of years ago a local dentist ... [was found]...dead on the hangar floor under the prop, once on the head and twice between the shoulder blades. The engine wasn't running but it had fired enough to get him.
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I just heard a couple of days ago about a friend who was hit while moving his Luscombe. He survived, but has a serious injury. I doubt the accident will show up in the NTSB numbers since I don't think he wasn't intending to fly... hence no report necessary. I think a lot of accidents, like the one described by nefj40 are overlooked and unreported (to NTSB) because they didn't happen when the pilot intended to fly. I'd bet there's a whole lot more accidents out there where the engine started that never make the record books. I now know three pilots who've had a prop kick or the engine start when the prop was moved. This Luscombe, a C172, and a PA28-140.
Time span 25 years. Score: Mishaps 3 (one serious injury, one hangar/prop & airframe bent with engine replaced because of bent crank, one aircraft in the ditch and engine rebuilt). NTSB or FAA records: None.
