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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J5A · Geneseo, NY · September 27, 2017

Date: September 27, 2017 · 14:00 local
Place: Geneseo, NY
Airport: Geneseo
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N38633
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA560
Reported as: Piper J5A
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 189 total10 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N38633Registered now · Piper J5AS/N 5-1016 Airframe modelPiper J5A Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On September 27, 2017 ^Mr. Bonneau^ lost control of the aircraft he was hand propping. The aircraft was unrestrained except for the assistant (who is not an airman) he had posted in front of the horizontal stabilizer. The throttle setting was too FAR advanced, and after the engine started, it developed enough power for the aircraft to overcome the assistant located at the tail. The airman hand propping the aircraft was unable to gain access to the cockpit. The aircraft then traveled on the ground, unoccupied for approximately 400' making 360 degree turns until it collided with a motorized work platform stationed near a static display aircraft. At this point the aircraft came to rest after sustaining substantial damage. The assistant was swept off his feet by the tail of the aircraft, and was relaively unhurt. The airman sustained a dislocated shoulder.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 ^MR. BONNEAU^ LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS HAND PROPPING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNRESTRAINED EXCEPT FOR THE ASSISTANT (WHO IS NOT AN AIRMAN) HE HAD POSTED IN FRONT OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE THROTTLE SETTING WAS TOO FAR ADVANCED, AND AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED, IT DEVELOPED ENOUGH POWER FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO OVERCOME THE ASSISTANT LOCATED AT THE TAIL. THE AIRMAN HAND PROPPING THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TRAVELED ON THE GROUND, UNOCCUPIED FOR APPROXIMATELY 400' MAKING 360 DEGREE TURNS UNTIL IT COLLIDED WITH A MOTORIZED WORK PLATFORM STATIONED NEAR A STATIC DISPLAY AIRCRAFT. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ASSISTANT WAS SWEPT OFF HIS FEET BY THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND WAS RELAIVELY UNHURT. THE AIRMAN SUSTAINED A DISLOCATED SHOULDER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA17CA560Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportGeneseo, NYThe pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before a hand propeller start, which resulted in the airplane moving forward and colliding with maintenance equipment.Sep 27, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N38633 · 2

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