FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Indianapolis, IN · October 19, 1999
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
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(-23) While re-positioning from one parking spot to another following an instructional flight, pilot allowed right wing tip to strike elevator of parked aircraft.
(-23) WHILE RE-POSITIONING FROM ONE PARKING SPOT TO ANOTHER FOLLOWING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, PILOT ALLOWED RIGHT WING TIP TO STRIKE ELEVATOR OF PARKED AIRCRAFT.