# Incident 20121202027769I: Piper PA-28-161, El Cajon, CA, December 2, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2012, 16:16 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: U0OS
- Location: 32.8017° N, 116.9605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Cajon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8017&lon=-116.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2587X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2587X-2019-11-29) (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: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121202027769I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20170917022419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170917022419A), Sep 17, 2017: Piper PA-28-161 (N2587X), El Cajon, CA, Substantial damage. San diego ? Gillespie Field, CA (see): N2587X, P28A, performing pattern work, touch and goes on 27L, Gillespie Field. Aircraft was in the right traffic pattern…

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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