20121202027769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · El Cajon, CA · December 2, 2012

Date
December 2, 2012 · 16:16 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
U0OS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2587X
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N2587X a Piper PA28-161, hit a taxi way sign after landing. Student was attempting to exit the runway after landing and the propeller hit the taxiway sign. Minor propeller damage, no injuries. Student appeared to have exited the runway too fast and struck the sign, student was performing solo flights.

As the FAA filed it

N2587X A PIPER PA28-161, HIT A TAXI WAY SIGN AFTER LANDING. STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE TAXIWAY SIGN. MINOR PROPELLER DAMAGE, NO INJURIES.STUDENT APPEARED TO HAVE EXITED THE RUNWAY TOO FAST AND STRUCK THE SIGN, STUDENT WAS PERFORMING SOLO FLIGHTS.

Other reports on N2587X · 1

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