# Incident 19990617019109I: Piper PA28161, Salinas, CA, June 17, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1999, 15:20 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6624° N, 121.6072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINAS MUNI (SNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6624&lon=-121.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2203V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2203V) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 50 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/19990617019109I

## Narrative

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

(-5)MR. RICHMAN LANDED AFTER A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE STOPPED TO COMPLETE THE AFTER LANDING CHECK LIST.  WHILE HIS HEAD WAS DOWN READING THE CHECK LIST THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD AND STRUCK A TAXI WAY LIGHT.  HE INDICATED THAT THE WAS FATIGUED AFTER THE LONG FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N2203V (1)

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

- [Accident 19891104044599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891104044599A), Nov 4, 1989: Piper PA28161 (N2203V), San Juan Batist, CA, Substantial damage. Over flying employers home to take pictures. Right wing hit a guy wire. Recovered. Returned to airport.

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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