# Incident 20240825012509I: Piper PA-23, Winchester, VA, August 25, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2024, 10:30 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Airport: Winchester Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1435° N, 78.1444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINCHESTER RGNL (OKV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1435&lon=-78.1444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2109P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2109P-2025-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (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-23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,220 total, 33 in this make and model, 380 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240825012509I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20250604007829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250604007829A), Jun 4, 2025: Piper PA-23 (N2109P), Melboure Beach, FL, Destroyed. During a long cross-country flight from kfrr (front royal, VA) to kbct (boca raton, FL), the aircraft’s most recent refueling stop was at kogb (orangeburg,…

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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