20040207000949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Summerville, SC · February 7, 2004

Date: February 7, 2004 · 12:45 local
Place: Summerville, SC
Airport: Summerville Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N21266
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL04LA074
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total250 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N21266Registration cancelled Apr 16, 2015 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7916031 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot hand propped aircraft without any safety measures in place. Only the hand brake was set to hold aircraft from moving. Aircraft was unmanned during start. Aircraft started rolling and struck a parked aircraft on the ramp.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE. ONLY THE HAND BRAKE WAS SET TO HOLD AIRCRAFT FROM MOVING. AIRCRAFT WAS UNMANNED DURING START. AIRCRAFT STARTED ROLLING AND STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP.

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 ATL04LA074Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSummerville, SCThe pilot's inadequate start procedure, which resulted in a run-away airplane.Feb 7, 2004 · Substantial damage