# Incident 20110818018119I: Piper PA-28-161, Bedford, MA, August 18, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2011, 20:45 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Hanscom Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N276ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N276ND) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 90 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818018119I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS INTENT ON PERFORMING A NIGHT  PROFICIENCY FLIGHT. AT A TAXIWAY/RUNWAY INTERSECTION HE MISTOOK A RUNWAY EDGE LINE FOR A TAXIWAY CENTERLINE. SUSEQUENTLY THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THE AREA WAS POORLY LIT. HE RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE LICENSE 1.5 MONTHS AGO, AND HAS 90 HOURS TOTAL. HE RETURNED UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS WITH A CFI TO THE INTERSECTION FOR REMEDIAL TRAINING.HE INFORMED MASSPORT OF THE POOR LIGHTING IN THAT AREA AND THEY CONCURRED WITH HIS ASSESMENT. HE HAS SUPPLIED A STATEMENT AND PHOTOS.

## Other reports on N276ND (1)

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

- [Incident 20180402003289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180402003289I), Apr 2, 2018: Piper PA-28-161 (N276ND), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. The pilot was conducting touch-and-goes when the incident occurred. After being cleared, the tower asked for a short approach and it was accepted by the pilot.…

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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