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FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Auburn/Lewisto, ME · May 20, 2008

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Date
May 20, 2008 · 12:20 local
Place
Auburn/Lewisto, ME
Airport
Auburn/Lewiston Municipal
Phase of flight
Engine Run-Up
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5802Z
Reported as
Piper PA22108
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total500 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N5802ZRegistration cancelled Mar 10, 2009 · Piper PA-22-108S/N 22-9655 · Built 1963Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On may 20,2008 at approximately 1230, I received notification of a 1963 Piper PA22-108, N5802Z, sn 22-9655, was involved in a mishap while ground taxi and ground power engine run-up at the Lewiston Auburn airport (klew). Initial report via the FBO manager for twin city aviation, privacy data omitted did verified that there were no injuries and the aircraft had flipped over in the area that pilots taxi to in order to do the aircraft engine run up. This inspector traveled to Lewiston Auburn airport (lew) to investigate the inverted mishap on may 20, 2008 and the following is the results and the narrative of the inspection. A preliminary inspection of the damaged aircraft revealed several wing ribs on both left and right wings were bent and damaged. Both wing struts were bent and showed cracking damage. The upper center portion of the windshield is broken, slight damage to the left wing leading edge, left lower frame tube is bent, top of the rudder is bent and deformed, strobe light completely smashed and the both fuel tanks were leaking. The engine appeared satisfactory however both propeller blade tips are bent, and the spinner was crushed. A engine teardown and hidden damage inspection should be performed as there may be other damage that occurred and not noted within this report. A full continuity inspection was not completed due to the pilot report stated this was a ground run operation and there was no intent for flight. The maintenance records reveal the annual inspection was completed on 11/22/2007 at twin city aviation. The aircraft records showed no discrepancies.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 20,2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230, I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A 1963 PIPER PA22-108, N5802Z, SN 22-9655, WAS INVOLVED IN A MISHAP WHILE GROUND TAXI AND GROUND POWER ENGINE RUN-UP AT THE LEWISTON AUBURN AIRPORT (KLEW). INITIAL REPORT VIA THE FBO MANAGER FOR TWIN CITY AVIATION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID VERIFIED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLIPPED OVER IN THE AREA THAT PILOTS TAXI TO IN ORDER TO DO THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RUN UP. THIS INSPECTOR TRAVELED TO LEWISTON AUBURN AIRPORT (LEW) TO INVESTIGATE THE INVERTED MISHAP ON MAY 20, 2008 AND THE FOLLOWING IS THE RESULTS AND THE NARRATIVE OF THE INSPECTION. A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT REVEALED SEVERAL WING RIBS ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS WERE BENT AND DAMAGED. BOTH WING STRUTS WERE BENT AND SHOWED CRACKING DAMAGE. THE UPPER CENTER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD IS BROKEN, SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, LEFT LOWER FRAME TUBE IS BENT, TOP OF THE RUDDER IS BENT AND DEFORMED, STROBE LIGHT COMPLETELY SMASHED AND THE BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE LEAKING. THE ENGINE APPEARED SATISFACTORY HOWEVER BOTH PROPELLER BLADE TIPS ARE BENT, AND THE SPINNER WAS CRUSHED. A ENGINE TEARDOWN AND HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION SHOULD BE PERFORMED AS THERE MAY BE OTHER DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED AND NOT NOTED WITHIN THIS REPORT. A FULL CONTINUITY INSPECTION WAS NOT COMPLETED DUE TO THE PILOT REPORT STATED THIS WAS A GROUND RUN OPERATION AND THERE WAS NO INTENT FOR FLIGHT. THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEAL THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON 11/22/2007 AT TWIN CITY AVIATION. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS SHOWED NO DISCREPANCIES.