Aviation Accident Summary CHI83LA100

CHICAGO, IL, USA

Aircraft #1

N40793

PIPER PA-28-180

Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A PARKED ACFT ON THE RAMP. THE STUDENT PILOT STARTED THE ACFT ON A SNOW COVERED ICY RAMP AT NIGHTTHE PARKING BRAKES WERE SET BUT WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED THE ACFT TAXIED INTO ANOTHER ACFT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE BRAKESOF THE ACFT WERE CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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