# Incident 20010217003039I: Piper PA38112, San Manuel, AZ, February 17, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2001, 09:00 local time
- Place: San Manuel, AZ
- Airport: San Manuel Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6364° N, 110.6473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN MANUEL (E77), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6364&lon=-110.6473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2448C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2448C-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 116 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010217003039I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRMAN WAS TAXIING OUT OF THE HANGAR AREA. THERE WAS A CAR, TRUCK AND PEOPLE OFF TO HIS LEFT. HE WAS WATCHING THEM WHEN HIS RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE HANGAR WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE HANGAR AND HIS LEFT WING TIP GRAZED A PICKUP WHILE PIVOTING. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SHERIFF DEPT. MINOR DAMAGE TO THIS AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N2448C (1)

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

- [Accident 19791116031629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116031629A), Nov 16, 1979: Piper PA38112 (N2448C), Stevenson, AL, Substantial damage. Student pilot made a hard, nosewheel first landing.

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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