# Incident 20120327005469I: Piper PA-28-181, Gila Bend, AZ, March 27, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2012, 10:00 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9478° N, 112.7168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gila Bend, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9478&lon=-112.7168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N918PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N918PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120327005469I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXI TO PARKING, AIRMAN MIS-JUDGED DISTANCE TO DIESEL FUEL TANK. WING TIP SCRAPED TANK CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N918PA (1)

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

- [Incident 20140111003172I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140111003172I), Jan 11, 2014: Piper PA-28-181 (N918PA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Student airman was taxiing for third solo flight. After engine run-up, airman mis-judged clearance between wing tips of his aircraft and another aircraft in…

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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