# Incident 20020406005669I: Piper PA28140, Yerington, NV, April 6, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Yerington, NV
- Airport: Yerington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0054° N, 119.1565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YERINGTON MUNI (O43), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0054&lon=-119.1565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6559W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6559W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020406005669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD JUST LANDED AND TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY. WHEN TAXING, HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TO OTHER ACTION IN THE COCKPIT AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO RUN OFF THE TAXIWAY WITH THE LEFT MAIN.  THIS RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING TIP DROPPING TO THE DIRT AND PROP STRIKING THE TAXIWAY.  NO INJURY TO PER SONNEL.

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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