# Accident 19920711024989A: Piper PA28140, Goldsboro, NC, July 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1992, 09:35 local time
- Place: Goldsboro, NC
- Airport: Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3699° N, 77.8990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3699&lon=-77.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6480W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 140 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920711024989A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL DURING 180 TO LINE UP FOR TAKEOFF. 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 ATL92LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA137), Jul 11, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N6480W), Goldsboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAXI.

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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