20081130854289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-15 · Pleasanton, TX · November 30, 2008

Date: November 30, 2008 · 14:52 local
Place: Pleasanton, TX
Airport: Pleasanton Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4659H
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA077
Reported as: Piper PA15
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,800 total200 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N4659HRegistered now · Piper PA-15S/N 15-368 · Built 1948 Airframe modelPiper PA-15 Engine modelLycoming 0-145B seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The airplane was started by hand with the tail tied by a rope. The rope broke and the pilot could not hold it. The airplane struck left wing of adjacent airplane N28VT and was stopped by a fence.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS STARTED BY HAND WITH THE TAIL TIED BY A ROPE. THE ROPE BROKE AND THE PILOT COULD NOT HOLD IT. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK LEFT WING OF ADJACENT AIRPLANE N28VT AND WAS STOPPED BY A FENCE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN09CA077Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPleasanton, TXThe pilot's failure to adequately secure the airplane while hand-starting the engine.Nov 30, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4659H · 1

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

Accident 19780105003519AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Cherokee, NCUn outclimb surrounding terrain.Jan 5, 1978 · Destroyed