# Accident 20050520011119A: Piper PA28181, Oxnard, CA, May 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2005, 16:40 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Airport: Oxnard Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2008° N, 119.2072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2008&lon=-119.2072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8460N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8460N-2013-09-12) (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 flight hours: 115 total, 115 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050520011119A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA182), May 20, 2005: Piper PA-28-181 (N8460N), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from the building. The pilot's diverted attention was a factor.

## Other reports on N8460N (2)

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

- [Incident 19990420021679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990420021679I), Apr 20, 1999: Piper PA28181 (N8460N), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Incident 19870525032719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525032719I), May 25, 1987: Piper PA28181 (N8460N), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. The wingtip struck a baggage cart while the aircraft taxied into the gate. Pilot misjudged distance.

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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