# Incident 19990207012559I: Piper PA28161, Palm Springs, CA, February 7, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1999, 12:45 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9454C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9454C) (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: 150 total, 45 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990207012559I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXING TO TIE DOWN N9454C, PIPER 28, STRUCK FIBER GLASS PROPELLER SPINNER OF N8230W, PIPER 28 PARKED AT PALM SPRINGS, CA. AIRPORT TIE DOWN RAMP. PILOT HAS A U.S. PRIVATE PILOT CERTICICATE BASED ON HIS ITALIAN PILOT CERTIFICATE #32232

## Other reports on N9454C (2)

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

- [Incident 19940623028969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940623028969I), Jun 23, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N9454C), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit turning off runway after landing. Tried restart. Fire erupted. Leak in carburetor float caused fire.
- [Incident 19841020069779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841020069779I), Oct 20, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N9454C), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Bolt PN401311AND screws PN461346 were sheared.

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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