19791030053319I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Petaluma, CA · October 30, 1979

Date: October 30, 1979 · 07:30 local
Place: Petaluma, CA
Airport: Sky Ranch
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6388C
Reported as: Piper PA28R201T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total75 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N6388CRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-201TS/N 28R-7803225 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot struck parked N46486 with wing tip during taxi to park.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STRUCK PARKED N46486 WITH WING TIP DURING TAXI TO PARK.