# Accident 20040103000039A: Piper PA28181, Groveland, CA, January 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2004, 13:15 local time
- Place: Groveland, CA
- Airport: Pine Mountain Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8617° N, 120.1778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8617&lon=-120.1778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9272Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9272Q-2014-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 225 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040103000039A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX04CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA088), Jan 3, 2004: Piper PA 28-181 (N9272Q), Groveland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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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