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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · August 26, 1988

Date
August 26, 1988 · 09:05 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
FHHA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N40462
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

When mechanic started right engine, aircraft veered left and prop hit wing of parked aircraft. Braked failed to hold

As the FAA filed it

WHEN MECHANIC STARTED RIGHT ENGINE, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND PROP HIT WING OF PARKED AIRCRAFT.BRAKED FAILED TO HOLD

Other reports on N40462 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.