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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Ashland, OH · August 16, 2009

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Date
August 16, 2009 · 10:00 local
Place
Ashland, OH
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N331WB
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total1,200 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N331WBRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-5401 · Built 1969Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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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 08/16/2009, MS. Linda sue blodgett pulled her aircraft out of the hangar and performed a pre-flight inspection. Ms. Blodgett and a friend were planning to fly to bucyrus to attend a meeting. Ms. Blodgett primed the engine three time and the aircraft start for her. Since the aircraft didn't start easily she decided to prime the engine one more time and then she says the aircraft suddenly started and startled her when it took off across the grass in front of the aircraft, over the runway, and into the grass on the other side of the runway. Once the aircraft was back under her control she taxied the aircraft down the grass and crossed over the runway again to get to the run-up area. At the run-up area the aircraft was shut down and inspected for damage. After noticing that the prop was damaged, MS. Blodgett restarted the aircraft and returned it to the hangar. Once the aircraft was returned to the hangar she returned to her car and drove to the meeting. No noe in the FBO seen anything so she told her mechanic and the airport manager (same person) about the incident at a later time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 08/16/2009, MS. LINDA SUE BLODGETT PULLED HER AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGAR AND PERFORMED A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. MS. BLODGETT AND A FRIEND WERE PLANNING TO FLY TO BUCYRUS TO ATTEND A MEETING. MS. BLODGETT PRIMED THE ENGINE THREE TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT START FOR HER. SINCE THE AIRCRAFT DIDN'T START EASILY SHE DECIDED TO PRIME THE ENGINE ONE MORE TIME AND THEN SHE SAYS THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY STARTED AND STARTLED HER WHEN IT TOOK OFF ACROSS THE GRASS IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT, OVER THE RUNWAY, AND INTO THE GRASS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BACK UNDER HER CONTROL SHE TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE GRASS AND CROSSED OVER THE RUNWAY AGAIN TO GET TO THE RUN-UP AREA. AT THE RUN-UP AREA THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. AFTER NOTICING THAT THE PROP WAS DAMAGED, MS. BLODGETT RESTARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED IT TO THE HANGAR. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE HANGAR SHE RETURNED TO HER CAR AND DROVE TO THE MEETING. NO NOE IN THE FBO SEEN ANYTHING SO SHE TOLD HER MECHANIC AND THE AIRPORT MANAGER (SAME PERSON) ABOUT THE INCIDENT AT A LATER TIME.