# Incident 19970904029819I: Piper PA28161, Greenville, SC, September 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1997, 10:03 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Greenville Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8479° N, 82.3500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (GMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8479&lon=-82.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8133H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8133H-2002-02-06) (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: 100 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970904029819I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT COLLIDED HIS LEFT WING TIP WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP OF ANOTHER LOW WING AIRCRAFT THAT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DURING THE COUNSELING SESSION, THE PILOT STATED HE WOULD USE BETTER JUDGEMENT AND MORE CAUTION IN THE FUTURE.

## Other reports on N8133H (1)

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

- [Accident 19990406003119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990406003119A), Apr 6, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N8133H), Zelienople, PA, Destroyed. Acft was on final approach over rwy 17-35 when it was lifted by a gust of wind and struck some trees, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)the pilot (sole…

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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