# Incident 19930811043499I: Piper PA17, Roseau, MN, August 11, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1993, 17:30 local time
- Place: Roseau, MN
- Airport: Roseau Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8445° N, 95.7624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roseau, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8445&lon=-95.7624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4631H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4631H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-17 (registry code 7101702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA17
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930811043499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP PROPELLER. ENGINE STARTED. POWER SET TOO HIGH. RAN INTO THE HANGAR.

## Other reports on N4631H (1)

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

- [Incident 19931114051119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931114051119I), Nov 14, 1993: Piper PA17 (N4631H), Roseau, MN, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing rollout. Made takeoff on grass area. Landed. Gear collapsed while taxiing

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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