# Accident 20170608009449A: Piper PA-28-235, Harrisonville, MO, June 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2017, 09:20 local time
- Place: Harrisonville, MO
- Airport: Private Airstrip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5503° N, 94.4061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5503&lon=-94.4061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3082T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3082T) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 850 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170608009449A

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP, THE AIRCRAFT WINGTIP HIT A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO WAS FILMING THE LANDING FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PHOTOGRAPHER WAS STANDING APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET FROM THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED IT'S ROLLOUT. AS HE ROLLED OUT, THE PILOT HEARD A THUMP. THINKING HE RAN OVER A MOLE HOLE IN THE RUNWAY, HE CONTINUED WITH HIS ROLLOUT. AS THE PILOT TURNED TO PARK HIS AIRCRAFT, HE NOTICED THE PHOTOGRAPHER LYING BY THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PHOTOGRAPHER WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT WING TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT ROLLED BY AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. THE PHOTOGRAPHER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES FROM THE CONTACT WITH THE WINGTIP.

## 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 CEN17LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA217), Jun 8, 2017: Piper PA 28-235 (N3082T), Harrisonville, MO, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a safe distance between the airplane and a person on the ground, which resulted in serious injuries to the person.

## Other reports on N3082T (1)

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

- [Accident 19730215002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730215002439A), Feb 15, 1973: Piper PA28235 (N3082T), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Hit wires abt 500 ft bfr rwy,crashed on arpt.

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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