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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Sugar Grove, IL · April 15, 2010

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Date
April 15, 2010 · 09:05 local
Place
Sugar Grove, IL
Airport
Ar
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N82869
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
952 total235 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N82869Registration cancelled May 3, 2018 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8316006Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot obtained a weather briefing from Lockheed martin afss. He proceeded to the aurora airport and conducted a preflight inspection. He started the airplane, put on his headset and tuned the ATIS on the radio. The PA-28 was sitting on the ramp in front of luminair's hangar. N7769J, an extra 300 was unoccupied and parked 100' west of the PA-28. The pilot's head was down while copying the ATIS information. When he looked up, he saw that he was about to hit the extra and hit the brakes. The PA-28 impacted the rear of the extra, damaging the empennage of the extra and the left fuel tank and propeller of the PA-28.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM LOCKHEED MARTIN AFSS. HE PROCEEDED TO THE AURORA AIRPORT AND CONDUCTED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. HE STARTED THE AIRPLANE, PUT ON HIS HEADSET AND TUNED THE ATIS ON THE RADIO. THE PA-28 WAS SITTING ON THE RAMP IN FRONT OF LUMINAIR'S HANGAR. N7769J, AN EXTRA 300 WAS UNOCCUPIED AND PARKED 100' WEST OF THE PA-28. THE PILOT'S HEAD WAS DOWN WHILE COPYING THE ATIS INFORMATION. WHEN HE LOOKED UP, HE SAW THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE EXTRA AND HIT THE BRAKES. THE PA-28 IMPACTED THE REAR OF THE EXTRA, DAMAGING THE EMPENNAGE OF THE EXTRA AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND PROPELLER OF THE PA-28.