# Incident 20000304001399I: Piper PA28R200, Hilo, HI, March 4, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2000, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Airport: Hilo General Lyman Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.7225° N, 155.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilo, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7225&lon=-155.0868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1366T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 18 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000304001399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC WAS TAXIING FROM THE HILO TRANSIENT RAMP TO THE HILO COMMERCIAL RAMP TO DROP OFF PAXS.  HE WAS FOCUSING ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON HIS RIGHT WING, WAS DISTRACTED, AND FAILED TO SEE A TRANSIENT RAMP WARNING SIGN (HILO RAMP SIGN).  HE STRUCK THE SIGN WITH THE OUTBOARD LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.  THE SURFACE DAMAGE IS ABOUT 1 1/1 - 2 FEET FROM THE WING TIP.  THE SHEETMETAL DAMAGE WAS A 6-8 INCH DENT, A 2-3 INCH CRACK, AND THE UPPER OUTBOARD WING SKIN SURFACE WRINKLED FROM THE IMPACT.  AIRCRAFT WILL BE REPAIRED AT HONOLULU REPAIR FACILITY.  ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FOUND AFTER WING SHEETMETAL SKIN IS REMOVED THE HNL FSDO WILL BE NOTIFIED FOR ADDITIONAL INSPECTION.

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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