# Incident 20190711009889I: Piper PA-31, Nantucket, MA, July 11, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2019, 15:40 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2714° N, 70.0959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nantucket, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2714&lon=-70.0959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131PJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190711009889I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TAXING OUT OF THE RENTED TIE-DOWN SPOT AT NANTUCKET AIRPORT. AS HE WAS TAXING TO THE RUN UP AREA, BEFORE HEADING TO RUNWAY 24. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT, HE CORRECTED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. HE ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE LEFT, BUT BECAUSE OF THE SLOW SPEED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT. HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS GOING TO CONTACT THE HANGER SO HE IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO THE HANGER DOOR; THE LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE HANGER DOOR.  THE ENGINE WAS NOT UNDER ANY POWER, BUT WAS ROTATING, WINDMILLING DOWN AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISOLATED TO THE LEFT PROPELLER ONLY. THE HANGER DOOR SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGE TO 2 PANELS.

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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