# Accident 20120410006231A: Piper PA-28-180, Georgetown, KY, April 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2012, 10:18 local time
- Place: Georgetown, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2344° N, 84.4344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2344&lon=-84.4344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9518J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9518J-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,336 total, 6 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120410006231A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA277), Apr 10, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N9518J), Georgetown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after engine start.

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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