Piper PA28R N3915T
15 December 2012 · Newport News, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 December 2012 at about 19:31 local time, a Piper PA28R registered N3915T, operated by Rick Aviation, Inc, was involved in an accident near Newport News, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newport News, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newport News International (PHF)
- Coordinates
- 37.1319, -76.4931
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28R
- Registration
- N3915T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rick Aviation, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newport News → Newport News
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA13CA091
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to properly monitor the flight controls (toe brake pedals) during engine start.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he positioned his feet on the toe brake pedals during engine start. After starting, the engine accelerated to a higher rpm than the pilot expected, and the airplane began to roll forward. The pilot pressed down with his feet, but the airplane continued to roll. After reducing the throttle to idle, the pilot attempted to steer the airplane with the rudder pedals, but they were fixed and would not move. As the airplane neared a hangar, the pilot shut down the engine with the fuel mixture control and turned the magneto switch off. The airplane then impacted the hangar, resulting in substantial damage to both wings. Postaccident examination revealed no anomalies with the rudder pedal or toe brake systems. In a postaccident statement, the pilot offered that, rather than placing his feet on the brake pedals, he inadvertently pressed on the torque tube assembly, which is part of the airframe structure located above the toe brake pedals.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2012 | Piper PA28R | Peoria, Arizona, United States | Westwind Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2012 | Piper PA28R | Eliseu Martins, Brazil | Gilherme Xavier de Oliveira Neto | Fatal | 3 |
| 29 Jun 2010 | Piper PA28R | McGregor, Texas, United States | Aurora Aviation, LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2010 | Piper PA28R | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | Monterey Bay Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 May 2014 | Piper PA28R-201T | Novato, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2010 | Piper PA28R | Emäsalo, Finland | - | Fatal | 1 |
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