# Incident 20100303043299I: Piper PA-30, Ashboro, NC, March 3, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2010, 16:45 local time
- Place: Ashboro, NC
- Airport: Asheboro Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6545° N, 79.8947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASHEBORO RGNL (HBI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6545&lon=-79.8947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7790Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7790Y-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,826 total, 980 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100303043299I

## Narrative

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

WHILE AT ASHEBORO AIRPORT ON MARCH 3RD 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1645 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT STATED HE DECIDED TO TAKE N7790Y TO DO A FULL RUN UP AND RE-FUEL IT IN PREPARATION FOR A TRIP ON MAY 4TH. ONCE AT THE END OF THE TAXIWAY FOR RUNWAY 03, THE PILOT STARTED THE RUN UP. CHECK LIST REQUIRES A MAGNETOS CHECK BE PERFORMED AT 2200 RPM.  DURING THIS TEST THE PILOT STATED HIS LEFT FOOT SLIDE OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL.  THIS MADE THE AIRCRAFT DO A SHARP RIGHT TURN THAT TOOK THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT THROTTLED BACK AND TRIED TO REPOSITION HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT WAS TOO LATE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT  FROM EXITING THE TAXIWAY. HE WAS ABLE TO GAIN RE-ENTRY TO THE TAXIWAY, AND TOOK THE AIRPLANE BACK TO BE REFUELED . UPON SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINES, HE NOTICED THAT BOTH PROPELLERS HAD BEEN DAMAGED.  AFTER PARKING THE AIRCRAFT, HE WENT BACK TO CHECK FOR DAMAGE TO THE TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHTING BUT EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE INTACT.  WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP WHEN THE PROPS STRUCK THE RUNWAY. UNABLE TO OBTAIN A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM WITTNESS.

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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