# Incident 19990420021679I: Piper PA28181, Las Vegas, NV, April 20, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1999
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8460N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8460N-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990420021679I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON 4-20-99, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 NOON LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N8460N, A PIPER PA-28-181 WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 19 UNINTENTIONALLY RAN INTO A FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT SIGNATURE AIRCRAFT PARKING AREA., WHICH IS NEAR THE END OF RUNWAY 1. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ADVISED THE PILOT IN COMMAND (SEBASTIAN ALEXANDER KIENZLE) TO TAXI DOWN TAXIWAY HOTEL TO RUNWAY 19. THE PILOT INADVERTENLY GOT ON A PERIMETER ROAD THAT CLOSELY PARRELLELS TAXIWAY HOTEL. THE PILOT WAS NOT SURE OF HIS POSITION AS TO WHETHER HE WAS ON TAXIWAY HOTEL, BUT WAS ASSUMED BY ATC THAT HE WAS ON TAXIWAY HOTEL. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT GOT NEAR A NEW CONSTRUCTION AREA ABOUT ONE THIRD THE DISTANCE TO RUNWAY 19, THE PILOT APPROACHED A CONSTRUCTION AREA THAT WAS SURROUNDED BY A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE PILOT GOT ABOUT FIFTEEN FEET PAST THE START OF THE FENCE BEFORE HIS LEFT WING GOT ENTANGLED IN THE FENCE. BECAUSE THE LEFT WING WAS CAUGHT IN THE FENCE, THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO THE LEFT DRIVING THE PROPELLER RIGHT INTO THE FENCE. THE PILOT WAS FROM GERMANY AND HELD A PRIVATE PILOT'S LICENSE. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE AIRCRAFT BUT NOBODY WAS INJURED. THE LEFT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED AND THE PROPELLER BLADE WAS   TWISTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8460N (2)

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

- [Accident 20050520011119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050520011119A), May 20, 2005: Piper PA28181 (N8460N), Oxnard, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 16:40 psd on 05/20/2005 the pilot [privacy data omitted] was taxiing to the transient parking area next to the restaurant, off of…
- [Incident 19870525032719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525032719I), May 25, 1987: Piper PA28181 (N8460N), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. The wingtip struck a baggage cart while the aircraft taxied into the gate. Pilot misjudged distance.

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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