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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Detroit, MI · September 10, 2004

Date: September 10, 2004 · 08:15 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Airport: Willow Run
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N287VC
Reported as: Piper PA28236
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 611 total115 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N287VCRegistered now · Piper PA-28-236S/N 28-7911231 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-236 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Piper N287VC stopped on parking ramp after initiating taxi out. Piper N222AY right wingtip collided with N287VC left wingtip as N222AY was veering to left to intersect active taxiway. Examination of both aircraft revealed the following minor damage: Piper dakota, N287VC-left-hand wingtip (plastic laminate) trailing edge was damaged. No damage to aileron or structure was noted. Piper PA-60-600, N222AY-right-hand wingtip (aluminum) lower skin showed a flight impact dent. No damage to structure was noted. Note: this incident took place on a parking ramp, not on an active taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIPER N287VC STOPPED ON PARKING RAMP AFTER INITIATING TAXI OUT. PIPER N222AY RIGHT WINGTIP COLLIDED WITH N287VC LEFT WINGTIP AS N222AY WAS VEERING TO LEFT TO INTERSECT ACTIVE TAXIWAY. EXAMINATION OF BOTH AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING MINOR DAMAGE: PIPER DAKOTA, N287VC-LEFT-HAND WINGTIP (PLASTIC LAMINATE) TRAILING EDGE WAS DAMAGED. NO DAMAGE TO AILERON OR STRUCTURE WAS NOTED. PIPER PA-60-600, N222AY-RIGHT-HAND WINGTIP (ALUMINUM) LOWER SKIN SHOWED A FLIGHT IMPACT DENT. NO DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE WAS NOTED. NOTE: THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON A PARKING RAMP, NOT ON AN ACTIVE TAXIWAY.