# Incident 20011018027449I: Piper PA28R201, Jean, NV, October 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2001, 21:30 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7683° N, 115.3296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JEAN (0L7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7683&lon=-115.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3836M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3836M-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 27 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011018027449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 18, 2001, AT APPROX 2130 PDT, AFTER LANDING AT 0L7, A/C WAS TAXIING SOUTH ON THE TAXI WAY ADJACENT TO TERMINAL BUILDING WHEN IT STRUCK AN UNLIT AND UNMARKED BLACK SPEAKER THAT HAD BEEN POSITIONED AT THE EDGE OF THE TAXI WAY IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT DAYS AIRSHOW. A/C SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGS OUTERMOST THREE FT OF THE LEADING EDGE. THE LEADING EDGE WAS CRUSHED APPROX 10-12 INCHES AFT WITH HEAVY BUCKLING ON THE UPPER WING SURFACE AFT TO THE TRAILING EDGE. BUCKLING COULD ALSO BE OBSERVED TO A LESSER EXTENT UP TO 6-7 FT FROM THE WING TIP ON THE UPPER SURFACE. SOME BUCKLING ALSO ON THE LOWER SURFACE. THE AIRPORT HAD ISSUED A NOTAM TO CLOSE THE AIRPORT BUT WAS NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 0900 ON THE 19TH OF OCTOBER.

## Other reports on N3836M (2)

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

- [Accident 20131016022499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131016022499A), Oct 16, 2013: Piper PA-28R-201 (N3836M), Henderson, NV, Substantial damage. On October 16, 2013, at approximately 14:45 PDT, N3836M, a Piper PA-28R-201, landed on runway 35R at Henderson Executive Airport, NV (khnd) and veered off the…
- [Incident 19810416034569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416034569I), Apr 16, 1981: Piper PA28* (N3836M), San Marcos, CA, No damage. Za engine ran rough,followed by a loud bang and loss of oil pressure. Landed in field. Found no 3 cyl studs failed.

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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