# Accident 20070509009089A: Piper PA28R200, Cincinnati, OH, May 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Cincinnati-Blue Ash
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2467° N, 84.3883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2467&lon=-84.3883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15027, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15027) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070509009089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WHILE PREPARING TO FLY PIPER PA28R-200, N15027, S/N 28R-7235320 DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY WAS TOO LOW TO CRANK THE ENGINE. HE POSITIONED HIS AUTOMOBILE NEXT TO THE AIRCRAFT AND USED JUMPER CABLES TO JUMP START THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD TIED DOWN THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE JUMP STARTING, AND AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED HE PUT THE THROTTLE AT IDLE AND CLIMBED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO UN-HOOK THE JUMPER CABLES AND UN-TIE THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE WING TO GET BACK IN THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT MOVED AND HE FELL OFF THE WING. THE PILOTLESS AIRCRAFT MOVED ACROSS THE RAMP WHERE ITS LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK CESSNA 172, N8941X BEFORE PICKING UP SPEED AND RUNNING HEAD ON INTO CESSNA 170B, N2482D, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PARK BRAKE GAVE WAY. A PARK BRAKE SYSTEM INSPECTION REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.

## 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 CHI07CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA143), May 9, 2007: Piper PA-28R-200 (N15027), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to leave the aircraft unattended while the engine was running. A factor in the accident was the disengagement of the parking brake.

## Other reports on N15027 (1)

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

- [Incident 20030921024419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030921024419I), Sep 21, 2003: Piper PA28R200 (N15027), Denver, CO. (-23) Aircraft was cleared to depart 17L and turn east when speed and altitude permit. At 200 to 300 AGL, engine started losing power while in the turn. PIC…

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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