# Accident 20040207000949A: Piper PA28161, Summerville, SC, February 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2004, 12:45 local time
- Place: Summerville, SC
- Airport: Summerville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0633° N, 80.2794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0633&lon=-80.2794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21266, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21266-2015-04-16) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 250 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040207000949A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL04LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA074), Feb 7, 2004: Piper PA-28-161 (N21266), Summerville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate start procedure, which resulted in a run-away airplane.

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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