# Incident 19890116005499I: Piper PA28181, Wheeling, WV, January 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1989, 20:30 local time
- Place: Wheeling, WV
- Airport: Wheeling-Ohio County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1750° N, 80.6463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHEELING OHIO COUNTY (HLG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1750&lon=-80.6463&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43844, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43844-2015-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 75 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890116005499I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE STRUCK A CHAIN FENCE WHILE TURNING TO PARK IN TIE DOWN AREA. DID NOT SEE FENCE.

## Other reports on N43844 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820223005169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820223005169A), Feb 23, 1982: Piper PA28* (N43844), Acklins Island, Bahamas, Substantial damage. Pilot became unsure of position en route to caicos Island. Aircraft hit ditch during precautionary 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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