# Incident 20211008018689I: Piper PA-28-140, Lewisport, KY, October 8, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2021, 12:08 local time
- Place: Lewisport, KY
- Airport: Lewisport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9307° N, 86.9028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewisport, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9307&lon=-86.9028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425FL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N425FL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 250 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211008018689I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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