# NTSB ATL86LA065: Piper PA-28-140, N8292N, Atlanta, GA, January 24, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 24, 1986, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL86LA065
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7058/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA065

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, standing - starting engine(s)
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)
  - starting procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft unattended/engine(s) running - initiated, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE AND ELECTED TO ROTATE THE PROPELLER BY HAND TO FREE THE CONGEALED OIL IN THE ENGINE. WHEN THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATED THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8292N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8292N-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N 28-25510, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-255-10
- Airframe hours: 5905
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert H. Dickerson, Jr
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, November 11, 1985, 44 hours before
- Airport: PDK, Dekalb-Peachtree

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 68; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,550 total, 24 in this make and model, 1,480 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PDK

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860124002559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860124002559A), Jan 24, 1986: Piper PA28140, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Engine started as pilot pulled prop through by hand. Aircraft taxied into a parked airplane. No malfunction found.

## Other investigations on N8292N (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA73DLD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD29), Nov 9, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N8292N), Sanford, FL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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