# Incident 19990615025739I: Piper PA28181, Pontiac, MI, June 15, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1999, 08:20 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2480V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2480V) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 52 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990615025739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING INTO THE DOWN PARKING AREA, MISJUDGED DISTANCE BETWEEN THE DOWNS AND BARRIER FENCE. THERE WASN'T ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND FENCE.  AIRCRAFT LEFT WING STRUCK FENCE.  VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WING SKIN.  THERE WAS NO INTERNAL STRUCTURE DAMAGE.

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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