19881226070079I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Marietta, GA · December 26, 1988

Date: December 26, 1988 · 09:30 local
Place: Marietta, GA
Airport: Cobb County-Mccollum Field
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9893W
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9893WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-23413 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pulled prop to circulate oil. Engine started. Pilot grabbed wing. Aircraft pivoted and struck a parked aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PULLED PROP TO CIRCULATE OIL. ENGINE STARTED. PILOT GRABBED WING. AIRCRAFT PIVOTED AND STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT.