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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Spokane, WA · September 5, 2010

Date: September 5, 2010 · 11:15 local
Place: Spokane, WA
Airport: Spokane Felts Field
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2840A
Reported as: Piper PA-28-236
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,386 total833 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N2840ARegistered now · Piper PA-28-236S/N 28-7911199 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-236 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Mr john r. webster started his aircraft, N2840A, a PA-28-236. He tried to contact the tower to reposition the aircraft to the refueling pump but could not receive the tower. He set the brake and tried to retrieve a headset from the back of the aircraft. While he was doing this he inadvertantly released the parking brake. The aircraf rolled forward while Mr. Webster was trying to get his headset and struck a parked CE-180, N2361G. The CE-180 recieved substancial damage to the left wing, fuselage aft of the bagage door and cowling.

As the FAA filed it

MR JOHN R. WEBSTER STARTED HIS AIRCRAFT, N2840A, A PA-28-236. HE TRIED TO CONTACT THE TOWER TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT TO THE REFUELING PUMP BUT COULD NOT RECEIVE THE TOWER. HE SET THE BRAKE AND TRIED TO RETRIEVE A HEADSET FROM THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE HE WAS DOING THIS HE INADVERTANTLY RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE AIRCRAF ROLLED FORWARD WHILE MR. WEBSTER WAS TRYING TO GET HIS HEADSET AND STRUCK A PARKED CE-180, N2361G. THE CE-180 RECIEVED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, FUSELAGE AFT OF THE BAGAGE DOOR AND COWLING.

Other reports on N2840A · 1

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