# Accident 20000926015569A: Piper PA28235, Denver, CO, September 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2000, 12:10 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9391° N, 105.0605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9391&lon=-105.0605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9281W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9281W-2019-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000926015569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2000, AT 1230 MDT, A PIPER PA-28-235, N9281W, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE TAXIING FROM LANDING AT JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, BROOMFIELD, CO., WHEN IT STRUCK A TRACTOR IN A NON-MOVEMENT AREA. THE CFI THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLGICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE LEFT WING TIP TANK STRUCK A SMALL PAYLOADER (BOBCAT) WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAXI BETWEEN IT AND A PARKED MOONEY ON THE RAMP. THE BOBCAT, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT WAS PARKED IN THE GRASS JUST OFF OF THE RAMP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN00LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA178), Sep 26, 2000: Piper PA-28-235 (N9281W), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a vehicle parked beside the ramp while he was taxiing the aircraft from landing.

## Other reports on N9281W (1)

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

- [Incident 20010801022549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010801022549I), Aug 1, 2001: Piper PA28235 (N9281W), Garden City, KS, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft departed the Garden City, KS airport (gck) at 1436 local time and proceeded westbound. At 1446 the pilot contacted the gck air traffic…

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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