20040103000039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Groveland, CA · January 3, 2004

Date: January 3, 2004 · 13:15 local
Place: Groveland, CA
Airport: Pine Mountain Lake Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9272Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04CA088
Reported as: Piper PA28181
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 325 total225 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N9272QRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2014 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843038 · Built 1996 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot had taxied past a point of interest on the surface of the residential airport/fly-in community. His attention was focused on a frosty/slushy area ahead on the street/taxiway, when the outboard 2' of the left wing struck the extended tailgate of a parked pickup truck.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT HAD TAXIED PAST A POINT OF INTEREST ON THE SURFACE OF THE RESIDENTIAL AIRPORT/FLY-IN COMMUNITY. HIS ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON A FROSTY/SLUSHY AREA AHEAD ON THE STREET/TAXIWAY, WHEN THE OUTBOARD 2' OF THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE EXTENDED TAILGATE OF A PARKED PICKUP TRUCK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX04CA088Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGroveland, CAthe pilot's inadequate visual lookout, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Factors to the accident were the parked vehicle, and the pilot's diverted attention.Jan 3, 2004 · Substantial damage