# Accident 20111015024909A: Piper PA-28-235, Radnor, OH, October 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: Radnor, OH
- Airport: Packer
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4081° N, 83.2194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4081&lon=-83.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8746W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8746W-2017-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total, 252 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111015024909A

## Narrative

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

AFTER THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO START, THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION THE PROPELLER BY HAND IN ORDER TO MANUALLY ENGAGE THE STARTER DRIVE GEAR TO THE PROP RING GEAR.  DURING THE REPOSITIONING OF THE PROP, THE ENGINE STARTED. THE PILOT STATED THE IGNITION KEY WAS SELECTED TO ONE MAGNETO INSTEAD OF BEING IN THE FULL OFF POSITION. THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE WERE IN THE FULL FORWARD POSTION, AND THE PARKING BRAKE NOT SET. AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED, THE PILOT DIVED OUT OF THE WAY OF THE RUN-A-WAY AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A STEEL HANGAR. THE RESULT OF THIS IMPACT SHEARED BOTH OF THE WINGS OFF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO THE HANGAR WHERE IT CONTATCTED A RESTORED STEARMAN AIRCRAFT. THE STEARMAN INCURRED DAMAGE TO TWO WINGS AND THE ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA032), Oct 15, 2011: Piper PA-28-235 (N8746W), Radnor, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure the engine controls prior to manually rotating the propeller, which led to an inadvertent engine start and runaway airplane.

## Other reports on N8746W (1)

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

- [Incident 19891112060279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112060279I), Nov 12, 1989: Piper PA28235 (N8746W), Plainview, TX, Minor damage. Lost control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway into a ditch. Nosewheel collapsed and propeller bent.

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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