# Accident 20131002019779A: Piper PA-28-180, Benton Harbor, MI, October 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2013, 15:18 local time
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport: Benton Harbor Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1267° N, 86.4281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1267&lon=-86.4281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8084W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8084W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 394 total, 176 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131002019779A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/2/13 AT 1518EST, PIPER CHEROKEE N8084W STRUCK AN OBSTACLE WHILE TAXIING AT BENTON HARBOR REGIONAL AIRPORT. ONE PERSON ON BOARD UNINJURED AND ONE CONSTRUCTION WORKER WITH MINOR INJURY.  THE AIRCRAT WAS SUBSTANTIONALY DAMAGED. THE WEATHER WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN14CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA041), Oct 2, 2013: Piper PA 28-180 (N8084W), Benton Harbor, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during engine start.

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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