# Incident 20011129032779I: Piper PA18150, Palo Alto, CA, November 29, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2001, 10:56 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4387Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011129032779I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PUBLIC AIRCRAFT. PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO LEFT AND FLIPPED UP ONTO NOSE DURING TAKEOFF RUN.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORT WILL BE AMENDED ONCE DETERMINATION OF ACTION IS MADE.

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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