20010714019119A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Gladwin, MI · July 14, 2001

Date: July 14, 2001 · 08:45 local
Place: Gladwin, MI
Airport: Gladwin Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8253A
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01LA268
Reported as: Piper PA28181

N8253ARegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-8190013 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Mr witkop was acting as PIC while riding in the right front seat. They had landed at the Gladwin Airport with the intention of attending a pancake breakfast. The taxi director motioned for him to taxi to parking. He wanted to take on fuel first and stepped out on the wing to get the attention of the taxi director. Mr. Witkop slipped and fell off the front of the wing and struck the prop with his arm, breaking his forearm. (.19) on July 14, 2001, at 0845 eastern daylight time, the pilot of a Piper PA-28-181, N8253A, contacted the propeller while the airplane was standing on the ramp at the Gladwin Airport, Gladwin, Michigan. The pilot received a broken arm. A pilot rated passenger and two other passengers were not injured. The airplane was not damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from traverse city, Michigan, at 0800 eastern daylight time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR WITKOP WAS ACTING AS PIC WHILE RIDING IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. THEY HAD LANDED AT THE GLADWIN AIRPORT WITH THE INTENTION OF ATTENDING A PANCAKE BREAKFAST. THE TAXI DIRECTOR MOTIONED FOR HIM TO TAXI TO PARKING. HE WANTED TO TAKE ON FUEL FIRST AND STEPPED OUT ON THE WING TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE TAXI DIRECTOR. MR. WITKOP SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE FRONT OF THE WING AND STRUCK THE PROP WITH HIS ARM, BREAKING HIS FOREARM. (.19) ON JULY 14, 2001, AT 0845 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, THE PILOT OF A PIPER PA-28-181, N8253A, CONTACTED THE PROPELLER WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS STANDING ON THE RAMP AT THE GLADWIN AIRPORT, GLADWIN, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT RECEIVED A BROKEN ARM. A PILOT RATED PASSENGER AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN, AT 0800 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI01LA268Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGladwin, MIThe pilot's poor decision to exit the airplane onto the wing while the propeller was running.Jul 14, 2001 · No damage