# Accident 20130127001579A: Piper PA-32-301, Lancaster, PA, January 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2013, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1200° N, 76.2897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1200&lon=-76.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8385S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8385S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 697 total, 344 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130127001579A

## Narrative

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

AT THE COMPLETION OF THE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING ON A NON-MOVEMENT AREA WHEN THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING TIP  STRUCK A PARKED PASSENGER VEHICLE,  PARKED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE TAXI.

## 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 ERA13CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA123), Jan 27, 2013: Piper PA-32-301 (N8385S), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a parked vehicle while taxiing from landing.

## Other reports on N8385S (2)

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

- [Accident 19910123000939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910123000939A), Jan 23, 1991: Piper PA32301 (N8385S), Celina, OH, Substantial damage. Engine started on moving prop after unable normal start. Struck hangar and aircraft. Mags on no chocks or brake set
- [Accident 19850831042419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831042419A), Aug 31, 1985: Piper PA32301 (N8385S), Fredericktown, MO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on the landing rollout. Swerved off the runway side, down an embankment. Hit a fence post.

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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