# Incident 19780227000149I: Piper PA32260, West Chester, PA, February 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1978, 11:00 local time
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9599° N, 75.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chester, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9599&lon=-75.6054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1563X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1563X-2019-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 492 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DHD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227000149I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE PARKED GLIDER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC78DHD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHD07), Feb 27, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N1563X), West Chester, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1563X (2)

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

- [Accident 20190228022469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190228022469A), Feb 28, 2019: Piper PA-32-260 (N1563X), Palm Beach, FL, Destroyed. Departed fpr for great harbor cay, Bahamas. Flight following with ATC. Cleared to climb to 7500' at approx. 3700' pilot reported rough running engine, reported…
- [Accident 20040208002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040208002009A), Feb 8, 2004: Piper PA32260 (N1563X), Collegeville, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) While attempting to land on runway 27 at Perkiomen Valley Airport (N10), on final approach the aircraft struck a tree about 70 feet short of the runway…

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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