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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Beverly, MA · November 2, 2003

Date: November 2, 2003
Place: Beverly, MA
Airport: Beverly Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4363X
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 20 total20 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N4363XRegistration cancelled Mar 14, 2018 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8416099 · Built 1984 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot was returning to the ramp after completing first solo flight and struck the spinner of N3048L with the left wing tip of N4363X. The other aircraft was not occupied. The taxi-way centerline measured 19' from the spinner of N3048L. The distance from the centerline to the aircraft rudder on the right was 24' or a total of 43' clearance. Student said that he thought that he was on the centerline at the time of the incident. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE RAMP AFTER COMPLETING FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AND STRUCK THE SPINNER OF N3048L WITH THE LEFT WING TIP OF N4363X. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE TAXI-WAY CENTERLINE MEASURED 19' FROM THE SPINNER OF N3048L. THE DISTANCE FROM THE CENTERLINE TO THE AIRCRAFT RUDDER ON THE RIGHT WAS 24' OR A TOTAL OF 43' CLEARANCE. STUDENT SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE WAS ON THE CENTERLINE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^