# Incident 19851205066079I: Piper PA38112, Alva, OK, December 5, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Alva, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 36.7896° N, 98.6649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alva, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7896&lon=-98.6649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25163, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25163-2017-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851205066079I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI TO RAMP, WINGTIP CAP STRUCK A PIPE STICKING OUT OF A PILE OF SAND.

## Other reports on N25163 (1)

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

- [Incident 20071021824369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071021824369I), Oct 21, 2007: Piper PA38112 (N25163), Butler, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 10/21/2007 a PA-38, N25163 was involved in an incident at approximately 1810 hours on 21 October 2007. On runway 26 at Butler airport the aircraft…

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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