tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post8999357949938604400..comments2024-03-28T21:15:11.065-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Peter Spradling: "It just was not my time to die"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-17367448054974849422020-11-14T18:43:18.999-05:002020-11-14T18:43:18.999-05:00Or worn keys that can be pulled out in the both po...Or worn keys that can be pulled out in the both position. I've found that on several occasions and is the first thing I check preflighting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-37681742802324692602020-11-14T18:15:46.517-05:002020-11-14T18:15:46.517-05:00If you understand the switch control of magneto ig...If you understand the switch control of magneto ignitions, you know that the key switch does not supply power to the mag. The key switch turns "off" the magnetos by connecting the p-leads to ground. <br /><br />If a p-lead connection is loose or any of the switch contacts faulty, either or both mags can become un-grounded and ready to operate, even in the off position and key removed.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-25421495661992237592020-11-14T15:20:56.995-05:002020-11-14T15:20:56.995-05:00Yep. My instructor drilled that in my head with ho...Yep. My instructor drilled that in my head with horror stories like a high school kid seeing crash video deaths in driver's education class. And that was with a 172 with no keys even inserted in the ignition yet when doing the pre-flight. He always said treat a prop like an outlet that you think is turned off from the fuse box but may not be. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-39264331557382566022020-11-14T14:19:07.991-05:002020-11-14T14:19:07.991-05:00I do not know the circumstances behind this unfort...I do not know the circumstances behind this unfortunate accident but please treat every propeller as live,and that means not pulling on them ! I have seen props kick into life from even cold,it happens,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com