# Incident 20040818021509I: Piper PA31350, Denver, CO, August 18, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2004, 03:48 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KY7A
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENVER INTL (DEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27989, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27989) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 70 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040818021509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT INITIATED A REVERSAL OF DIRECTION ON RUNWAY 35L AT DEN. DURING THAT MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT (N27989) HIT A TAXI LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT PROPELLER BLADES.

## Other reports on N27989 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960228003129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960228003129A), Feb 28, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N27989), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Drifted after landing on wet snow runway. Skidded off. Below minimums for landing. Stall impact due airframe ice.
- [Incident 19841017064969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841017064969I), Oct 17, 1984: Piper PA31350 (N27989), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Both plots forgot to extend gear. Distracted by change of runway assignment.

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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