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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Morris, IL · November 6, 2004

Date: November 6, 2004 · 09:00 local
Place: Morris, IL
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2245M
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05CA022
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total300 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N2245MRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2009 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7890236 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot discovered dead battery when trying to start aircraft. He then tied down the tail, set the throttle to 1/4, and hand-propped the aircraft. It started, and as he was walking to the cockpit the tiedown rope broke. The aircraft moved forward, striking the pilot and knocking him down. The aircraft continued forward, striking a DA-20, hit a light pole causing the aircraft to turn around, hitting a tail of a CE-150, then striking a wing of an AA-1. The pilot then reached the aircraft and shut off the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DISCOVERED DEAD BATTERY WHEN TRYING TO START AIRCRAFT. HE THEN TIED DOWN THE TAIL, SET THE THROTTLE TO 1/4, AND HAND-PROPPED THE AIRCRAFT. IT STARTED, AND AS HE WAS WALKING TO THE COCKPIT THE TIEDOWN ROPE BROKE. THE AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD, STRIKING THE PILOT AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD, STRIKING A DA-20, HIT A LIGHT POLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN AROUND, HITTING A TAIL OF A CE-150, THEN STRIKING A WING OF AN AA-1. THE PILOT THEN REACHED THE AIRCRAFT AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE.

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 CHI05CA022Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMorris, ILThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning in that he failed to assure that the airplane was properly secured prior to hand propping the engine. Factors associated with the accident were the broken tie down rope and the other airplanes which were contacted.Nov 6, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2245M · 1

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

Accident 20080508839989ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Naperville, IL(-23)[privacy data omitted] departed naperaero airport, Naperville, Illinois (LL10) in a Piper cherokee, PA-28-181, N2245M, on may 5, 2008 at 1820 CDT. The purpose of the day's flight was to warm the engine's oil in order to complete an oil change. The…May 8, 2008 · Reported as Piper PA28180 · Substantial damage