# Accident 19811216079019A: Piper PA28181, Columbus, OH, December 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Ohio State Univer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28906 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 45 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEK03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811216079019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A BRAKE AS HE BEGAN TAXI FROM A PARKING SPACE. WING STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI82FEK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEK03), Dec 16, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N28906), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

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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