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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Waynesburg, PA · September 26, 1987

Date: September 26, 1987 · 10:15 local
Place: Waynesburg, PA
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9122J
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC87LA271
Reported as: Piper PA28180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A3A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 883 total869 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N9122JRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2012 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-3169 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flooded engine. Stated turned off mags put on brake. Turned prop quarter turn engine started. Aircraft struck trees

As the FAA filed it

FLOODED ENGINE. STATED TURNED OFF MAGS PUT ON BRAKE. TURNED PROP QUARTER TURN ENGINE STARTED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC87LA271Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaynesburg, PAThe pilot said he flooded the engine of the Piper PA-28-180 and decided to pull the prop through a couple of times by hand. He said he thought he had turned the mags off, pulled the mixture to idle cut-off, and set the parking brake. When he had pulled the…Sep 26, 1987 · Substantial damage