# Incident 20130124010169I: Piper PA-28-140, January 24, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2013, 14:55 local time
- Airport: Westfield-Barnes Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YF5S
- Aircraft: N38692, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38692) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130124010169I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 24, 2013 AT 1455EST N38692, A PIPER PA-28-140, EXITED TAXIWAY A AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK A TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT WESTFIELD/BARNES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LOCATED IN WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PIC/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT, WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER DUE TO THE STRIKE. THE PROPELLER AND THE ENGINE WERE BOTH SENT OUT FOR REPAIRS.

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## Other reports on N38692 (1)

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

- [Incident 20130124001259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130124001259I), Jan 24, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N38692), Westfield, MA, Minor damage. On January 24, 2013 at 1455EST N38692, a Piper PA-28-140, exited taxiway a and the propeller struck a taxiway edge light. The incident occurred at…

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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