# Incident 19851017059749I: Piper PA28R200, Porter, TX, October 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1985, 21:20 local time
- Place: Porter, TX
- Airport: Williams
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1024° N, 95.2297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Porter, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1024&lon=-95.2297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4427X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4427X-2026-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 67 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851017059749I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING AT NIGHT WINGTIP OF AIRCRAFT STRUCK EMPENNAGE OF PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N4427X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980819040999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980819040999I), Aug 19, 1998: Piper PA28R200 (N4427X), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-5)Pilot landed gear up. Damage was minmal.
- [Incident 19920319011269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920319011269I), Mar 19, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N4427X), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Heard a loud unfamiliar sound and vibration. Landed safely. Found a broken exhaust pipe and loose muffler.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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