# Incident 19920911044849I: Piper PA28161, San Carlos, CA, September 11, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1992, 15:32 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BZVR
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN CARLOS (SQL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8209E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8209E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920911044849I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N8209E (1)

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

- [Incident 20030620012879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030620012879I), Jun 20, 2003: Piper PA28161 (N8209E), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Right main landing gear failed on landing and the strut protruded through the upper wing skin. Gear bolt attachment failure was determined to be the…

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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