# Accident 20041206032471A: Piper PA28181, Fort Pierce, FL, December 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2004, 12:45 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4950° N, 80.3681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4950&lon=-80.3681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N294PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N294PA) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041206032471A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N283PA WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 9 AT TAXIWAY A4, N294PA TAXIED INTO THE TAIL OF N283PA. DAMAGE TO N283PA WAS CONFINED TO ELEVATOR, STABILATOR, RUDDER, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND TAIL CONE. DAMAGE TO 294PA WAS CONFINED TO THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER AND ENGINE COWL. WEATHER DATA: WIND 1009 VIS 10 FEW026 26/19 3016

## Other aircraft in the event

- N283PA, Piper PA28R201: [Accident 20041206032472A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041206032472A)

## 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 MIA05LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA042), Dec 6, 2004: Piper PA-28-181 (N294PA), Fort Pierce, FL, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot of the Piper 181 to apply his parking brake when stopped awaiting departure and his failure to maintain a visual lookout resulting in his airplane rolling forward and…

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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