- Date
- January 23, 1991, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Enid, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N82162Piper PA-32R-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910123000969A
- Case key
- 23300
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Probable cause
The mechanical failure of the ignition switch. A factor was the pilot's failure to apply the parking brake or use airplane wheel chocks.
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
During normal start procedures, the airplane engine failed to start. The solo pilot exited the airplane without placing the parking on or chocking the airplane. He rotated the propeller, and the engine started. The airplane accelearated forward. The airplane maintained a straight ground track and ran into a hangar door, penetrating it. An examination of the ignition switch revealed that it had a mechanical failure. The failure prevented the magneto from being grounded even though the key was removed or the switch placed in the off position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82162
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-8313015
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hamm & Phillips Service Co.
- Registered owner
- Hamm & Phillips Service Co.
- Destination
- OKC · Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport
- WDG · Enid Woodring
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,684 total · 42 in this make and model · 2,372 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.