# Accident 20050227017759A: Piper PA32301, Williams, AZ, February 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2005
- Place: Williams, AZ
- Airport: Williams Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3022° N, 112.1939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3022&lon=-112.1939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8339P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8339P-2007-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050227017759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 27, 2005, ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ THE PILOT OF N8339P, A PA32-32-301 WAS UNABLE TO START THE AIRCRAFT BECAUSE OF A DEAD BATTERY. THE PILOT LEFT THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP THE AIRCRAFT TO START IT. THE PILOT TURNED THE PROP, AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED, AND TAXIED INTO AN EMPTY HORSE TRAILER. THE PASSENGERS HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED ORIGINALLY THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT LATER REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 LAX05CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA104), Feb 27, 2005: Piper PA-32-301 (N8339P), Williams, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper ground handling procedure and failure to ensure the magnetos were off prior to movement of the propeller.

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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