# Incident 19860827082469I: Piper PA23250, Benton Harbor, MI, August 27, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1986, 16:00 local time
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport: Ross
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1135° N, 86.4472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton Harbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1135&lon=-86.4472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54133, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54133-1991-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,652 total, 1,239 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860827082469I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED WHEN THE SEAT BACK FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO N54133.

## Other reports on N54133 (1)

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

- [Incident 19901106049099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901106049099I), Nov 6, 1990: Piper PA23250 (N54133), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on rollout. Pilot stated left light not on. Microswitch replaced and gear lubed.

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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