# Accident 20010714019119A: Piper PA28181, Gladwin, MI, July 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2001, 08:45 local time
- Place: Gladwin, MI
- Airport: Gladwin Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9796° N, 84.4892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9796&lon=-84.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8253A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8253A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714019119A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI01LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA268), Jul 14, 2001: Piper PA-28-181 (N8253A), Gladwin, MI, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's poor decision to exit the airplane onto the wing while the propeller was running.

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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