# Incident 19811230087579I: Piper PA38112, Pawtucket, RI, December 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pawtucket, RI
- Airport: North Central Sta
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8748° N, 71.3733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pawtucket, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8748&lon=-71.3733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2552B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2552B-2022-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811230087579I

## Narrative

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

WING TIP STRUCK A SNOWBANK WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. STUDENT STATED HE WAS NEGLIGENT.

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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