20240227002949A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · The Dalles, OR · February 27, 2024

Date
February 27, 2024 · 09:36 local
Place
The Dalles, OR
Airport
Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N518SW
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR24LA099
Reported as
Piper PA-18A 150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
193 total77 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot was moving propeller by hand when the engine apparently started momentarily, striking the pilot who suffered serious injuries to his arm.

The airman was airlifted to a hospital for his injuries and the airplane had a broken propeller blade.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS MOVING PROPELLER BY HAND WHEN THE ENGINE APPARENTLY STARTED MOMENTARILY, STRIKING THE PILOT WHO SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS ARM.

THE AIRMAN WAS AIRLIFTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR HIS INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE HAD A BROKEN PROPELLER BLADE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.