- Date
- June 19, 1991, 11:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N4064RPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910619024139A
- Case key
- 18104
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout. A factor was: the pilot's improper use of the throttle controls and brakes.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After starting the aircraft engine for intended flight, the pilot inadvertently dropped his flight charts and checklist to floor of the aircraft. The pilot reached down to pick them up and failed to notice that his aircraft was rolling forward. He said that when he became aware of the situation, he improperly applied the brakes and advanced the throttle instead of retarding it. Before corrective action could be taken, the aircraft struck a parked aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4064R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-40372
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540K1A5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Foothills Flying Club, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Foothills Flying Club, Inc.
- Airport
- APA · Centennial
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 688 total · 16 in this make and model · 472 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4064R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.