19821002053179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Palm Springs, CA · October 2, 1982

Date
October 2, 1982 · 11:58 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7537R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA004
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
159 total159 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Wing tip caught nose of parked aircraft while taxiing for takeoff. Impact swung nose into another parked airplane.

As the FAA filed it

WING TIP CAUGHT NOSE OF PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. IMPACT SWUNG NOSE INTO ANOTHER PARKED AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.