# Incident 19780102000409I: Piper PA28181, Midland, TX, January 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8969C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8969C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780102000409I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK CONSTRUCTION MARKER WHILE MANEUVERING IN TIE DOWN AREA.

## Other reports on N8969C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19861031082329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861031082329A), Oct 31, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N8969C), Fort Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft encountered wake turbulence during landing flare and impacted beside the runway. Inadequate spacing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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