42.6656° N, 83.4205° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND COUNTY INTL (PTK), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 21, 1984 · 15:45 local
Place
Troy, MI
Airport
Oakland
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9645W
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
93 total93 in this make and model17 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 for takeoff, the right wing tip struck an open door on a truck parked on edge of the ramp.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK AN OPEN DOOR ON A TRUCK PARKED ON EDGE OF THE RAMP.