# Incident 19900330007399I: Piper PA31350, Seattle, WA, March 30, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: APCA
- Location: 47.5300° N, 122.3019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOEING FLD/KING COUNTY INTL (BFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 180 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900330007399I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT IN A CONGESTED AREA WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N36PB (6)

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

- [Incident 19970619020749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970619020749I), Jun 19, 1997: Piper PA31350 (N36PB), Portland, OR. Left engine rough then failed. Feathered. Landed. NR5 lifter failed and cracked case.
- [Accident 19950121000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950121000629A), Jan 21, 1995: Piper PA31350 (N36PB), La Grande, OR, Substantial damage. On NDB approach saw trees through fog. Diverted to alternate airport. Landed ok. Had hit tree. NDB iop. No NOTAM.
- [Incident 19890906051789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906051789I), Sep 6, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N36PB), Spokane, WA. Engine gauges malfunctioned at altitude. Normal at low altitude. Returned. Intake gasket blown. Fuel line nut loose
- [Incident 19881102063079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881102063079I), Nov 2, 1988: Piper PA31350 (N36PB), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Right prop struck 8 treshold lights taxiing for takeoff. Poor visibility due to wind and rain.
- [Accident 19820113000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820113000849A), Jan 13, 1982: Piper PA31350 (N36PB), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Left wing stalled on leveloff for landing due to low airspeed and airfoil icing. Impact with runway bent wing.
- [Incident 19780720035739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780720035739I), Jul 20, 1978: Piper PA31350 (N36PB), Scappoose, OR. Electrical failure due to broken alternator belt. The other alternator suffered, OR already had, burned windings.

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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