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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23 · Winchester, VA · August 25, 2024

Date
August 25, 2024 · 10:30 local
Place
Winchester, VA
Airport
Winchester Regional
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2109P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,220 total33 in this make and model380 in the last 90 days

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.

Inspected aircraft at okv for damage. Minor damage to the right engine noted. Determined this is an incident. Reviewed records and found aircraft current. Spoke to the privacy data omitted and he stated he pumped the throttle to start the engine which is contrary to the AFM. Aircraft is in maintenance being repaired.

Procedural issue corrected with counseling and procedures discussion.

As the FAA filed it

INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AT OKV FOR DAMAGE. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE NOTED. DETERMINED THIS IS AN INCIDENT. REVIEWED RECORDS AND FOUND AIRCRAFT CURRENT. SPOKE TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HE STATED HE PUMPED THE THROTTLE TO START THE ENGINE WHICH IS CONTRARY TO THE AFM. AIRCRAFT IS IN MAINTENANCE BEING REPAIRED.

PROCEDURAL ISSUE CORRECTED WITH COUNSELING AND PROCEDURES DISCUSSION.

Other reports on N2109P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.