# Incident 19970313013069I: Piper PA28161, Chino, CA, March 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1997, 15:35 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9748° N, 117.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHINO (CNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9748&lon=-117.6365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2901Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2901Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970313013069I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NOT A PILOT DEVIATION. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RUNUP AREA AND THE PILOT COMPLETED THE PREFLIHT CHECKS. THE PILOT THEN ASKED THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER TO CLOSE THE CABIN DOOR. WHILE DOING SO, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER OPENED THE CABIN DOOR SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL PROP WASH TO ENTER THE AIRPLANE. THE PROP WASH PICKED UP THE PILOT'S MAP AND BLEW IT OUTSIDE THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT, ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE AIRPLANE TO RETRIEVE HIS MAP, MOVED HIS SEAT TO THE FULL AFT POSITION. THIS CAUSED THE PILOT'S FEET TO LEAVE THE BRAKES. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WAS NOT A PILOT AND HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD UNDER IDLE THRUST AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT BEFORE IT COULD BE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL ONCE AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2901Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20260227003999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260227003999I), Feb 27, 2026: Piper PA-28-161 (N2901Q), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Pilot stated she was coming in for landing with runway assured. She stated she entered ground effect and nose gear hit the runway and then the aircraft…
- [Incident 20230315019749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230315019749I), Mar 15, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N2901Q), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. On March 16, 2023 at about 15:30(z), a Piper PA-28, struck a parked Cessna CE-172 while taxiing to park on the ramp at Fulton co. airport. The PA-28 was being…
- [Accident 19790926028619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790926028619A), Sep 26, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N2901Q), Marlboro, MA, Substantial damage. Student pilot who was off course, landed in crosswind. Lost control. Aircraft veered off runway. Lacked endorsements

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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