# Incident 20120808019599I: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL, August 8, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2012, 18:00 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7532K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7532K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (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-18-105 SPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 16,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120808019599I

## Narrative

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

PIC BACK TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF INTO A NARROW AREA OF A MOUNTAIN LAKE.  THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN DURING TAXI TO REVERSE COURSE TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE DEPARTURE PATH.  THE AREA WAS INSUFFICIENT TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE ON THE SHORE, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING.

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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