# Incident 19861117072019I: Piper PA28161, Roanoke, VA, November 17, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1986, 21:20 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4314L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4314L-2022-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 24 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861117072019I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE TAXIWAY AND STRUCK A TAXI LIGHT. PILOT TAXIED BACK .

## Other reports on N4314L (1)

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

- [Accident 19840820070449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840820070449A), Aug 20, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N4314L), Caldwell, NJ, Substantial damage. Struck water, damaged landing gear while flying low and switching fuel selector. Gear collapsed on airport landing.

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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