# Incident 20010222002889I: Piper PA28RT201, Rochester, NY, February 22, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 100 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010222002889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2001, AT 1500 LOCAL, AFTER A FLIGHT, THE PILOT OF A PA-28, N201SP, WAS TAXING BACK TO HIS T-HANGAR WHEN THE RIGHT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE CORNER OF THE HANGAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP AND INBOARD ABOUT 2 FEET. THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY A DIRT PILOT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RAMP. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS MINOR AND WILL BE REPAIRED. THIS INSPECTOR RECOMMENDS THAT THE OWNER OF THE T-HANGARS REMOVE THE DIRT PILE, ILLUMINATE THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING AND PAINT A CENTER LINE ON THE RAMP. THE PILOT WILL BE COUNSELED BY THIS OFFICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N210SP (2)

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

- [Incident 19950730028759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950730028759I), Jul 30, 1995: Piper PA28RT201 (N210SP), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Overlooked extending the gear for landing.
- [Incident 19911029053899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911029053899I), Oct 29, 1991: Piper PA28RT201 (N210SP), Rochester, NY. Pilot declared unsafe gear indication. Landed without incident. Bright light in cockpit made safe light hard to see

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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