- Date
- December 19, 1975
- Place
- Anniston, AL · ANNISTON, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5085WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751219041549A
- Case key
- 152089
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4152 75/12/19 ANNISTON,AL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 246 TIME - 2015 N5085W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANNISTON-CALHOUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TALLADEGA,AL BIRMINGHAM,AL ANNISTON,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) REMARKS- N32816 SUB DMG,N59973 MINOR DMG.HAND PROPPED.WHEN ENG STARTED PLT ADVANCED THROTTLE,BRAKES SLIPPED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5085W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Anniston-Calhoun
N5085WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-160Airframe modelPiper PA-28-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5085W · 1
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