# Incident 20080326012419I: Piper PA28181, Martinsville, VA, March 26, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2008, 12:30 local time
- Place: Martinsville, VA
- Airport: Blue Ridge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6315° N, 80.0200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE RIDGE (MTV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6315&lon=-80.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8097S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8097S) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 8 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080326012419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS GOING TO TAXI TO THE RAMP. PILOT WENT TO PARK ON A PARKING "T" AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE FENCE POST.

## Other reports on N8097S (2)

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

- [Accident 19870715034959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870715034959A), Jul 15, 1987: Piper PA28181 (N8097S), Panama, NE, Substantial damage. On landing aircraft pulled hard right. Left runway. Hit a bale of hay and pile of dirt. Found nose wheel tire flat.
- [Incident 19801019075349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019075349I), Oct 19, 1980: Piper PA28181 (N8097S), Des Moines, IA. Zd pilot lost directional control after touchdown.

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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