# Accident 20080412833469A: Piper PA28161, Twisp, WA, April 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Twisp, WA
- Airport: Twisp Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2006° N, 120.0839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2006&lon=-120.0839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3051W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3051W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 920 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080412833469A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA08CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA115), Apr 12, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N3051W), Twisp, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a ground obstacle while taxiing.

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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