# Accident 20050625013621A: Piper PA28180, Allegan, MI, June 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2005, 10:00 local time
- Place: Allegan, MI
- Airport: Padgham Field Airport
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5311° N, 85.8253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5311&lon=-85.8253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8321W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8321W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,790 total, 262 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050625013621A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHEN HOLDING IN #2 POSITION FOR TAKEOFF, THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY RELEASED THE BRAKES WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE THE CABIN DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED FORWARD AND THE PROP SLICED THROUGH THE OUTBD SECTIONS OF THE LEFT ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF THE AIRCRAFT HOLDING IN #1 POSITION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N569SX, Amtr SONEX: [Accident 20050625013622A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050625013622A)

## 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 CHI05LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA158), Jun 25, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N8321W), Allegan, MI, minor damage. Probable cause: The inadequate aircraft control by the PA-28-180 pilot while the airplane was stopped.

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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