# Incident 19860531041429I: Piper L21B, Adrian, MI, May 31, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Adrian, MI
- Airport: Lenawee Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8676° N, 84.0773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LENAWEE COUNTY (ADG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8676&lon=-84.0773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89018, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L21B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860531041429I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO POSITION AIRCRAFT FOR A GLIDER TOW.

## Other reports on N89018 (1)

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

- [Accident 20190103000109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190103000109A), Jan 3, 2019: Piper PA-18-135 (N89018), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Have written statement on police report stating that the pilot over corrected a drift on touchdown which caused a ground loop and left hand main gear collapse.

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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