BOSTON, MA, USA
N1468X
PIPER PA-28R-200
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE AIRCRAFT FOR A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS COLD. INITIALLY. THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE STARTED BUT STOPPED. THE PILOT PULLED KEY FROM IGNITION, PULLED BACK THROTTLE AND CLOSED THE MIXTURE BEFORE EXITING THE AIRCRAFT TO REPOSITION THE PROP. HOWEVER, DURING THIS TIME THE PROP ROTATED ONE HALF REVOLUTION AND THE PILOT WAS STRUCK, WHEN HE WAS DISTRACTED AND LEANING FORWARD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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