# Incident 19811223085119I: Piper PA28R200, Ypsilanti, MI, December 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8684E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8684E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 14 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811223085119I

## Narrative

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

WING TIP STRUCK RAMP VEHICLE WHILE PARKING AIRCRAFT. TAXIWAY PLOWED AREA RESTRICTED.

## Other reports on N8684E (1)

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

- [Incident 19920828047109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920828047109I), Aug 28, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N8684E), Chicago/West Ch, IL. Pilot ready to touch down saw 2 bicyclists on runway, made a missed approach. Cyclists departed before identified.

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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