# Incident 20071226830199I: Piper PA28151, Riverside, CA, December 26, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2007, 19:30 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Riverside Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9519° N, 117.4451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIVERSIDE (RAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9519&lon=-117.4451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32988, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32988) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 100 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/20071226830199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER EXITING RUNWAY, AIRMAN UTILIZED A DOWNHILL, TURNING TAXIWAY. IN THE DARKNESS HE LOST THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE AND STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. AIRMAN USED A DOWNHILL, TURNING TAXIWAY THAT RESULTED IN AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. IN THE DARK RAMP AREA, AIRMAN LOST SIGHT OF TAXIWAY CENTERLINE AND MISTAKENLY FOLLOWED A DASHED YELLOW LINE UNTIL HE SUDDENLY REALIZED THERE WAS A PARKED AIRCRAFT (NO INTENT TO FLY) TO HIS IMMEDIATE LEFT. BRAKE APPLICATION AND TURNING FAILED TO PRECLUDE CONTACT WITH THE PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N32988 (1)

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

- [Incident 20150811019859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150811019859I), Aug 11, 2015: Piper PA-28-151 (N32988), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. N32988 a Piper PA28A had a engine fire upon starting, fire was put out and there was fire damage to engine compartment and cowlings.

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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