# Accident 20060529023879A: Chris A1, Linden, NJ, May 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2006, 12:15 local time
- Place: Linden, NJ
- Airport: Linden Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6172° N, 74.2444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6172&lon=-74.2444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9613Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9613Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,550 total, 1,975 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060529023879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1200L PILOT PULLED OUT AIRCRAFT FROM HANGAR. BATTERY WAS NOT CHARGED DUE TO PREVIOUS ALTERNATOR PROBLEM ON 05/28/2006. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND CHOCKED ONE WHEEL. HE SET THE MAGNETO SWITCH TO LEFT ON. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO SOLO HAND PROP. HE OPENED THE (INCREASED) THROTTLE TWICE AND ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP. ON THE LAST ATTEMPT TO HAND PROP, AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED, JUMPED THE CHOCK AND MOVED FORWARD INTO HANGAR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET DAMAGING A PARKED PA34 PIPER SENECA AIRCRAFT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N9613Q. MINOR DAMAGE TO N814CH.

## 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 NYC06CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA123), May 29, 2006: Christen Industries A-1 (N9613Q), Linden, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the engine run-up. Factor's in the accident were the pilot's diverted attention, and his failure to secure the airplane's left tire.

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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