# Accident 20120626013929A: Piper PA-28-161, Valparaiso, IN, June 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4539° N, 87.0069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4539&lon=-87.0069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6183H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6183H-2017-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 150 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA396) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120626013929A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI IN FOR PARKING ON RAMP, AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH PARKED SUV.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK SUV ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND PARKED VEHICLE.

## 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 CEN12CA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA396), Jun 26, 2012: Piper PA-28-161 (N6183H), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to stop the airplane while taxiing to park, which resulted in a collision with a parked vehicle.

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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