# Accident 20090528008549A: Piper PA38112, Grangeville, ID, May 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2009, 12:15 local time
- Place: Grangeville, ID
- Airport: Idaho County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9425° N, 116.1233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9425&lon=-116.1233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25353, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25353-2012-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090528008549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED S73 AND FLEW TO S80 TO GET FUEL.  AFT LANDING ON RWY 25 HE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND BEGAN TAXIING TO THE FUEL FACILITY ON AN ACCESS ROAD.  PILOT DID NOT REALIZE AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS NOT A DESIGNATED TAXIWAY.  PILOT ESTIMATED HIS TAXI SPEED AS SLOWER THAN NORMAL.  AS HE PROCEEDED HE NOTICED A VEHICLE APPROACH FROM THE RIGHT.  AS HE LOOKED IN THE VEHICLES DIRECTION, HE DID NOT NOTICE HE WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT.  AS HE LOOKED BACK TO THE LEFT THE WING TIP HIT A SIGN ON THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN LEFT AND EXIT THE ROADWAY INTO A DITCH.  THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND AND THE NOSE GEAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE LEFT WING.  THERE WAS NO 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 WPR09CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA274), May 28, 2009: Piper PA-38-112 (N25353), Grangeville, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi.

## Other reports on N25353 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890313022969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890313022969I), Mar 13, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N25353), Williamsport, PA, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on rollout. Instructor took over to realign with runway. Prop and wing tip damage.
- [Accident 19830112001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830112001299A), Jan 12, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N25353), Springfield, OH, Substantial damage. Student on second solo lost control of aircraft on landing. Aircraft ground looped off runway. Sheared off gear.

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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