19850517018079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-160 · Phoenix, AZ · May 17, 1985

Date
May 17, 1985 · 11:45 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5017W
Reported as
Piper PA28160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
410 total32 in this make and model110 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.

Collided with hangar during taxi of newly acquired aircraft. Hand brake effective after pumping. No toe brakes.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH HANGAR DURING TAXI OF NEWLY ACQUIRED AIRCRAFT. HAND BRAKE EFFECTIVE AFTER PUMPING. NO TOE BRAKES.