ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365756
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 January 1991 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Hamm & Phillips Service Co. |
| Registration: | N82162 |
| MSN: | 32R-8313015 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Enid, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW91LA032
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 13:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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