# Accident 19970511009749A: Piper PA28R200, Pottstown, PA, May 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1997, 13:55 local time
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Airport: Pottstown Limerick Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2491° N, 75.6395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2491&lon=-75.6395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56639, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56639) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 504 total, 13 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970511009749A

## Narrative

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

CFI AIDED PILOT IN STARTING ENGINE. GOT OUT. JUMPD FORWARD OFF WING AND WAS STRUCK BY THE IDLING PROPELLER.

## 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 NYC97LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA089), May 11, 1997: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56639), Pottstown, PA, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: was the flight instructor's diverted attention while standing on the wing behind a turning propeller, which resulted in his departure from the wing, forward into the turning propeller.

## Other reports on N56639 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860307023109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860307023109I), Mar 7, 1986: Piper PA28R200 (N56639), Dublin, GA, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be extended fully for landing. Crosswind takeoff may have caused nose wheel bracket to break.
- [Accident 19760531016509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531016509A), May 31, 1976: Piper PA28R200 (N56639), Munster, IN, Substantial damage. Plt descended below mda without adequate vis.

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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