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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Lewisport, KY · October 8, 2021

Date: October 8, 2021 · 12:08 local
Place: Lewisport, KY
Airport: Lewisport
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N425FL
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total250 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N425FLRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7125208 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

According to privacy data omitted statement, he attempted to start his aircraft and the battery was too weak. He then hooked up the jumper box in order to charge the battery enough to start the engine. After getting the engine started, he exited the aircraft while it was still running to disconnect the jumper box. As he disconnected the box, the aircraft began to roll away. As he chased the aircraft he fell but got up and continued pursuit. He caught up and grabbed the aircraft prior to it striking the hanger, but could not stop the aircraft from rolling. At that time the aircraft rolled into the hanger door propeller first tearing a large hole in the door.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT, HE ATTEMPTED TO START HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE BATTERY WAS TOO WEAK. HE THEN HOOKED UP THE JUMPER BOX IN ORDER TO CHARGE THE BATTERY ENOUGH TO START THE ENGINE. AFTER GETTING THE ENGINE STARTED, HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING TO DISCONNECT THE JUMPER BOX. AS HE DISCONNECTED THE BOX, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. AS HE CHASED THE AIRCRAFT HE FELL BUT GOT UP AND CONTINUED PURSUIT. HE CAUGHT UP AND GRABBED THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IT STRIKING THE HANGER, BUT COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM ROLLING. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO THE HANGER DOOR PROPELLER FIRST TEARING A LARGE HOLE IN THE DOOR.