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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Oxnard, CA · May 20, 2005

Date: May 20, 2005 · 16:40 local
Place: Oxnard, CA
Airport: Oxnard Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8460N
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05CA182
Reported as: Piper PA28181
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 115 total115 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

N8460NRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2013 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-8290055 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) At approximately 16:40 psd on 05/20/2005 the pilot privacy data omitted was taxiing to the transient parking area next to the restaurant, off of taxiway "f" on Oxnard Airport (koxr). As he entered the non-movement area, he became preoccupied with a parked Cessna off his right wing. As he continued to taxi, looking out the right wing for separation from the parked Cessna, his aircraft's left wing struck the n/w corner of the oil waste conex located next to the fence line. The aircraft pivoted on the left main landing gear, to the left driving the propeller into the wall of the oil storage conex. The aircraft came to rest with the propeller imbedded into the south side wall of the oil storage unit.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 16:40 PSD ON 05/20/2005 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ WAS TAXIING TO THE TRANSIENT PARKING AREA NEXT TO THE RESTAURANT, OFF OF TAXIWAY "F" ON OXNARD AIRPORT (KOXR). AS HE ENTERED THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA, HE BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH A PARKED CESSNA OFF HIS RIGHT WING. AS HE CONTINUED TO TAXI, LOOKING OUT THE RIGHT WING FOR SEPARATION FROM THE PARKED CESSNA, HIS AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK THE N/W CORNER OF THE OIL WASTE CONEX LOCATED NEXT TO THE FENCE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, TO THE LEFT DRIVING THE PROPELLER INTO THE WALL OF THE OIL STORAGE CONEX. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE PROPELLER IMBEDDED INTO THE SOUTH SIDE WALL OF THE OIL STORAGE UNIT.

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 LAX05CA182Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOxnard, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from the building. The pilot's diverted attention was a factor.May 20, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8460N · 2

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

Incident 19990420021679IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Las Vegas, NV(-5) On 4-20-99, at approximately 12:00 noon local time, aircraft N8460N, a Piper PA-28-181 while taxiing for departure on runway 19 unintentionally ran into a fence. The aircraft was parked at signature aircraft parking area., which is near the end of runway…Apr 20, 1999 · Minor damage Incident 19870525032719IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Jacksonville, FLThe wingtip struck a baggage cart while the aircraft taxied into the gate. Pilot misjudged distance.May 25, 1987 · Minor damage