# Accident 20100809040379A: Piper PA-28-161, Marshfield, MA, August 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2010, 09:20 local time
- Place: Marshfield, MA
- Airport: Marshfield Municipal - George Harlo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0922° N, 70.6700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0922&lon=-70.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2150F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2150F) (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 PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 225 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA411) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100809040379A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI, PRIOR TO ENTERING RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A  STATIONARY VEHICLE POSITIONED AT THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

## 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 ERA10CA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA411), Aug 9, 2010: Piper PA28 (N2150F), Marshfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a vehicle while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was his inadequate visual lookout.

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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