# Accident 20200229000589A: Piper PA-28-151, Wilmington, DE, February 29, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2020, 09:30 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6786° N, 75.6067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6786&lon=-75.6067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N228JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 827 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200229000589A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO HAND PROP HIS AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT.  HIS 11 YEAR OLD SON WAS INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED THE HAND PROPPING.  THE PILOT WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD AND WAS SEVERELY INJURED.

## 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 ERA20CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA117), Feb 29, 2020: Piper PA28 (N228JS), Wilmington, DE, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot being struck in the head by the propeller before flight, which resulted in a serious injury.

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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