42.1277° N, 87.9210° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 19, 1985 · 15:00 local
Place
Wheeling, IL
Airport
Pal Waukee
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6120J
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,540 total3,500 in this make and model60 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.
Wingtip struck parked N20 during taxi in ramp area. Minor damage to propeller and cowling of other aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
WINGTIP STRUCK PARKED N20 DURING TAXI IN RAMP AREA. MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND COWLING OF OTHER AIRCRAFT.