# Accident 20090315003349A: Piper PA28151, Gardner, KS, March 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2009, 11:35 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Gardner Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8039° N, 94.9536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8039&lon=-94.9536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43181, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43181) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 55 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090315003349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAXIING TOWARD A PARKING SPOT, THE PILOT WAS LOOKING TO HIS LEFT TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT, DRIFTED TO HIS RIGHT AND STRUCK THREE PORCH POSTS WITH THE RIGHT WING OF HIS AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN09CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA212), Mar 15, 2009: Piper PA28-151 (N43181), Gardner, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure adequate clearance between the airplane's right wing and the building.

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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