# Incident 20110903019229I: Piper PA-28-161, Palm Springs, CA, September 3, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2011, 13:05 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43248, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43248-2025-05-15) (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: 350 total, 70 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110903019229I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FOLLOWING " FOLLOW ME VEHICLE" HE TURNED TO THE RIGHT WHEN HE SHOULD HAVE GONE LEFT. PILOT CHOSE NOT TO  FOLLOW VECHICLE DRIVER DIRECTIONS. AS A RESULT AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A CHAIN LINK FENCE. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP. WING TIP REPLACED, AIRCRAFT BACK IN SERVICE.

## Other reports on N43248 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850725074479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725074479I), Jul 25, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N43248), Los Angeles, CA. Entered a group one tca without authorization from ATC.

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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