# Incident 19900513026079I: Piper PA34200T, Chico, CA, May 13, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7954° N, 121.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICO RGNL (CIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7954&lon=-121.8584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8489F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8489F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900513026079I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RUDDER OF PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING ON RAMP. FLEW AIRCRAFT TO HOME BASE FOR REPAIR.

## Other reports on N8489F (1)

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

- [Incident 19810926067259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810926067259I), Sep 26, 1981: Piper PA34200T (N8489F), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear. Landed with gear up.

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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