# Incident 19811029075099I: Piper PA32300, Orlando, FL, October 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1981, 03:55 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Herndon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1496X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1496X-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 2,900 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/19811029075099I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT DAMAGING THE PROPELLER ON THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS OPERATING.

## Other reports on N1496X (1)

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

- [Accident 19850115001169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850115001169A), Jan 15, 1985: Piper PA32300 (N1496X), Floridana, FL, Substantial damage. A piece of an unknown gear tooth caused failure of cylinder connecting rod. Pilot ditched aircraft in ocean.

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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