# Accident 19910123000969A: Piper PA32R301, Enid, OK, January 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Enid, OK
- Airport: Enid Woodring Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4306° N, 97.9709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4306&lon=-97.9709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82162, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,684 total, 42 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910123000969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE START GOT OUT TO MOVE PROP OFF FLAT SPOT. ENGINE STARTED. ROLLED INTO HANGAR DOOR. HOT MAG WITH SWITCH OFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW91LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA032), Jan 23, 1991: Piper PA-32R-301 (N82162), Enid, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE OR USE AIRPLANE WHEEL CHOCKS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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