# Accident 20030906022789A: Piper PA28161, Sacramento, CA, September 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2003, 22:44 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5000° N, 121.4833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5000&lon=-121.4833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9141Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9141Y-2008-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030906022789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STARTED THE ENGINE AND BEGAN TO TAXI WHEN HE FELT THE LANDING GEAR ROLL ONTO AN OBJECT. THE PLANE STOPPED. THE PILOT WAVED HIS GIRLFRIEND INTO THE AREA TO SEE WHAT THE GEAR WAS HITTING. AFTER A BRIEF CONVERSATION, THE GIRLFRIEND TURNED AROUND AND WALKED AWAY FROM THE PLANE AT AN 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE PROP STRUCK HER RIGHT ARM AND SEVERED IT ABOVE THE ELBOW. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ENGINE AND ASSISTED HIS GIRLFRIEND. THE PILOT THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE TAXIED ONTO A TIEDOWN CHAIN.

## 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 LAX03LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA280), Sep 7, 2003: Piper PA-28-161 (N9141Y), Sacramento, CA, no damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and the bystander's failure to maintain clearance with the rotating propeller.

## Other reports on N9141Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20061221027899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061221027899A), Dec 21, 2006: Piper PA28161 (N9141Y), Big Pine, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On 12/21/2006, at approximately 13:15 hours local, N9141Y, Piper pa 28-161, serial #28-8616014, crashed 12.5 miles east, southeast of Big Pine,…
- [Incident 20010615017409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010615017409I), Jun 15, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N9141Y), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) A hotline report from an individual stated that a pilot got lost and he descended to read street signs and hit a power line. The caller stated that the…

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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