19961031038309I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA28161 · Riverside, CA · October 31, 1996

Date: October 31, 1996 · 19:45 local
Place: Riverside, CA
Airport: Riverside Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4405X
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N4405XRegistered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7615011 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on October 31, 1996, at 1945 hours, N4405X, was making a night flight from long beach (lgb) to Riverside (ral), with palermo gabriel as pilot in command. During his take off roll at lgb the landing light became inoperative. On arrival at ral, and while attempting to taxi to parking, he discovered the taxiway lights were out of service. Although he attempted to use a hand held flashlight for guidance, his right flap contacted a taxiway light box and the propeller struck an asphalt berm. This caused minor damage to the light box, flap, and the propeller. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 31, 1996, AT 1945 HOURS, N4405X, WAS MAKING A NIGHT FLIGHT FROM LONG BEACH (LGB) TO RIVERSIDE (RAL), WITH PALERMO GABRIEL AS PILOT IN COMMAND. DURING HIS TAKE OFF ROLL AT LGB THE LANDING LIGHT BECAME INOPERATIVE. ON ARRIVAL AT RAL, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI TO PARKING, HE DISCOVERED THE TAXIWAY LIGHTS WERE OUT OF SERVICE. ALTHOUGH HE ATTEMPTED TO USE A HAND HELD FLASHLIGHT FOR GUIDANCE, HIS RIGHT FLAP CONTACTED A TAXIWAY LIGHT BOX AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK AN ASPHALT BERM. THIS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LIGHT BOX, FLAP, AND THE PROPELLER. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.