# Incident 19971129041579I: Piper PA28RT201T, Ft Lauderdale, FL, November 29, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1997, 17:40 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N499A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971129041579I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N499A ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 8. GROUND CONTROL ASKED N499A IF HE STARTED TAXI YET AFTER A FEW MINUTES PASSED. AIRPORT SECURITY SAID N499A HAD HIT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKE OFF. PILOT STATEMENT ENCLOSED. PILOT WAS TAXIING AIRCRAFT FROM RAMP AREA AND HE STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT PARKED NEXT TO HIS PARKING SPOT WITH THE AIRCRAFT WING TIP OF HIS AIRCRAFT. THE WING TIP STRUCK CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE NOSE COWLING OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT FRACTURING SLIGHTLY THE FIBERGLASS NOSE COWLING AND WING TIP OF HIS AIRCRAFT. HIS AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY LOCAL MAINTENANCE SHOP ON 11-30-97. PILOT WAS GIVEN COUNSELING ON GROUND AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N499A (2)

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

- [Incident 20000420019589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000420019589I), Apr 20, 2000: Piper PA28RT201T (N499A), Mulino, OR, Minor damage. (-23)Student pilot on solo in rg aircraft landed gear up. Wx was clear and wind calm. Runway 14RT hand pattern was to have private check ride on 4/23/00.
- [Incident 19980606026419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980606026419I), Jun 6, 1998: Piper PA28RT201T (N499A), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. Right wing damaged, aileron & elevator damaged, wing tip cracked. No structural damage investigation on landing gear malfuction has been traced to the right…

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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