# Accident 20140522008951A: P&M Aviation Ltd QUIKR, Gulf Shores, AL, May 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2014, 18:30 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Airport: Jack Edwards
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 30.2858° N, 87.6756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2858&lon=-87.6756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N428PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N428PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: P&M QUIKR (registry code 060006X, https://openairdocs.org/model/p-m-quikr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: P&M AVIATION LTD QUIKR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,737 total, 72 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140522008951A

## Narrative

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

DURING ENGINE START BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF T-HANGARS, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD TWICE TRIED, BUT FAILED, TO GET THE ENGINE TO START.  HE SAID HE THEN MOVED THE CHOKE FROM FULL CHOKE TO THE HALF-CHOKE POSITION AND TRIED A THIRD TIME. THE ENGINE STARTED AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. THE BRAKES WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE AIRCRAFT IN PLACE AND IT STARTED ACCELERATING RAPIDLY. THE PILOT TRIED TO TURN OFF THE MAGNETOS BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET ONE OF THE TWO TURNED OFF BEFORE IMPACT.

THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET, MADE A 70° TURN TO THE LEFT AND TRAVELED ANOTHER 120 FEET BEFORE HITTING THE NOSE OF A PARKED SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT AND COMING TO A STOP, NOSE FIRST, IN THE SIDE OF A HANGAR. INITIAL IMPACT MARKS ON BOTH AIRCRAFT INDICATE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CONTROL BAR OF THE WEIGHT-SHIFT-CONTROL AIRCRAFT FIRST CONTACTED THE PROPELLER OF THE PARKED AIRPLANE.  THIS TURNED THE AIRCRAFT DIRECTLY INTO THE HANGAR WALL.  THE IMPACT KNOCKED THE PARKED PIPER COMANCHEE 90° AND DAMAGED ITS PROPELLER, SPINNER, AND COWLING.

## 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 ERA14LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA257), May 22, 2014: P&M Quikr (N428PM), Gulf Shores, AL, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during engine startup, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow engine…

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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