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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Twisp, WA · April 12, 2008

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Date
April 12, 2008 · 12:00 local
Place
Twisp, WA
Airport
Twisp Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3051W
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA08CA115
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,120 total920 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N3051WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8116276 · Built 1981Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot landed the pier warrier ii aircraft on rwy 10 at Twisp Municipal Airport (2S0) and then taxied onto a taxilane in a northwesterly direction on the southwest side of the runway along a row of privately-owned hangars. The aircraft's left wing-tip struck a 6X6 wooden hangar door support post situated 10 inches in front of the north corner of the first hangar. The aircraft continued in a forward motion and veered to the left approximately 20 feet, whereupon the left wing struck the corner of the second hangar and stopped. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wing-tip and leading edge of the left wing. The impact also caused the left wing to pull away from the fuselage by approximately 1.5 inches, resulting in the trailing edge of the flap to strike the fuselage. No injuries were reported by the pilot following the accident and there was no pre or post accident fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED THE PIER WARRIER II AIRCRAFT ON RWY 10 AT TWISP MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (2S0) AND THEN TAXIED ONTO A TAXILANE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ALONG A ROW OF PRIVATELY-OWNED HANGARS. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING-TIP STRUCK A 6X6 WOODEN HANGAR DOOR SUPPORT POST SITUATED 10 INCHES IN FRONT OF THE NORTH CORNER OF THE FIRST HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A FORWARD MOTION AND VEERED TO THE LEFT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET, WHEREUPON THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE CORNER OF THE SECOND HANGAR AND STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING-TIP AND LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. THE IMPACT ALSO CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO PULL AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE BY APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES, RESULTING IN THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE FLAP TO STRIKE THE FUSELAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO PRE OR POST ACCIDENT FIRE.

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 SEA08CA115Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportTwisp, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a ground obstacle while taxiing.Apr 12, 2008 · Substantial damage