18.4663° N, 66.1057° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 9, 1984 · 15:45 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Isla Grande
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4710F
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total15 in this make and model20 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 into parking, student struck parked aircraft. Used wrong brake causing turn in wrong direction.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAXIING INTO PARKING, STUDENT STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT. USED WRONG BRAKE CAUSING TURN IN WRONG DIRECTION.