# Accident 19900127001979A: Piper PA28151, Orlando, FL, January 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1990, 21:45 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5592° N, 81.3498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5592&lon=-81.3498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1528X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1528X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 595 total, 562 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900127001979A

## Narrative

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

NOTICED GENERATOR LIGHT ON TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. TURNED AROUND TO TAXI BACK AND A WING STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA90LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA063), Jan 28, 1990: Piper PA-28-151 (N1528X), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND A PARKED AIRCRAFT, WHILE TURNING ON THE TAXIWAY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND PILOT FATIGUE.

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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