39.0639° N, 108.5506° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 6, 1983 · 15:00 local
Place
Grand Junction, CO
Airport
Walker
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1173X
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total250 in this make and model100 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.
While taxiing at a moderate speed the right propeller struck the pavement due to a dip in the taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAXIING AT A MODERATE SPEED THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT DUE TO A DIP IN THE TAXIWAY.