39.8307° N, 86.2944° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (EYE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 9, 1988 · 19:00 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Eagle Creek Airpark
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9086N
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21 total21 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot collided with a fence post while parking after a local flight. Minor damage to aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE POST WHILE PARKING AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.