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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Georgetown, KY · April 10, 2012

Date
April 10, 2012 · 10:18 local
Place
Georgetown, KY
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9518J
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA277
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,336 total6 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot started aircraft, and aircraft moved forward at a greater than normal speed. Pilot made left hand turn and was unable to miss a parked aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STARTED AIRCRAFT, AND AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD AT A GREATER THAN NORMAL SPEED. PILOT MADE LEFT HAND TURN AND WAS UNABLE TO MISS A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.