32.7153° N, 117.1573° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 9, 1988 · 15:17 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
San Diego International-Lindbergh Fld
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N47647
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total2,000 in this make and model60 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.
Aircraft struck taxiway light with right propeller while exiting. Runway pilot misunderstood ATC instructions.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK TAXIWAY LIGHT WITH RIGHT PROPELLER WHILE EXITING. RUNWAY PILOT MISUNDERSTOOD ATC INSTRUCTIONS.