# Incident 19930401018489I: Piper PA28RT201, Chicago/West Ch, IL, April 1, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83685, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83685) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 50 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930401018489I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FROM ONE RAMP TO ANOTHER. FROST AND ICE ON WINDSHIELD.

## Other reports on N83685 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050526012039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050526012039I), May 26, 2005: Piper PA28RT201 (N83685), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] and his student had been shooting touch and go approaches. On their 4th approach, the gear was left in the "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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