# Incident 20110513009429I: Piper PA-28-140, Hot Springs, AR, May 13, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2011, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Hot Springs Memorial Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5037° N, 93.0552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5037&lon=-93.0552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8346R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8346R-2011-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 105 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110513009429I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 13, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 CDT, THE PILOT OF PA-28, N8346R, BEGAN TO TAXI AWAY FROM THE SELF-SERVE FUEL PUMP AT THE HOT SPRINGS MEMORIAL FIELD AIRPORT, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED A STACK OF STEEL PLATES (USED TO COVER LARGE HOLES IN ROADS SO THAT CARS CAN DRIVE OVER THEM, SUCH AS IN  CONSTRUCTION ZONES).  THIS CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO TURN RIGHT, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH LEFT RUDDER PRESSURE AND POWER THE PILOT APPLIED.  THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED A SHARP RIGHT TURN, RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE TONGUE OF A BUSH-HOG AND THE RIGHT WING BEING PIERCED BY A STEEL VERTICAL SQUARE ROOF SUPPORT FOR A SHED THAT HOUSED A LARGE DIESEL GENERATOR.  THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SUSTAIN "SUBSTANTIAL" DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 ONLY TO "TOP" THE FUEL TANKS IN PREPARATION FOR A TRIP A FEW DAYS IN THE FUTURE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## Other reports on N8346R (1)

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

- [Incident 20100227028209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100227028209I), Feb 27, 2010: Piper PA-28-140 (N8346R), Mount Ida, AR, Minor damage. On feb 27, 2010 a private rated pilot was performing touch and go landings in a PA28-140, sn 28-22221, N8346R at Bearce Municipal Airport (7M3), Mount Ida, AR…

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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