# Incident 20030627023689I: Piper PA28161, Grand Forks, ND, June 27, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2003, 11:20 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030627023689I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS TAXIING TO DEPART FOR FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. ATC TOLD THE PILOT TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN ON TAXIWAY DUE TO TRAFFIC. DURING THE TURN THE AIRCRAFTS PROPELLER STRUCK TAXI LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND TAXIWAY LIGHT. STUDENT RE-STANDARDIZED TO AIR AGENCIES SAFETY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PROHIBITING 180 DEGREE TURNS ON TAXIWAYS.

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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