# Incident 19980516009809I: Piper PA28161, Palo Alto, CA, May 16, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1998, 13:03 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91338, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91338) (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: 430 total, 100 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516009809I

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF IN A NON MOVEMENT AREA, VEERED LEFT INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N91338 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870720035569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870720035569A), Jul 20, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N91338), Milpitas, CA, Substantial damage. Engine vibration and power loss. Crash landed. Rocker arm failure. Wall thickness not per AD on rocker arm assembly

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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