# Incident 20131016019049I: Piper PA-28-161, Beverly, MA, October 16, 2013 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 16, 2013, 13:15 local time - Place: Beverly, MA - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Run-Up Area - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.5567° N, 70.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beverly, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5567&lon=-70.8450&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9184Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9184Y-2025-03-01) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131016019049I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE RUN UP AREA OFF OF TAXIWAY "F" HEADED TO RUNWAY 09. THE PIC STATED THAT HE TURNED INTO THE TAXIWAY AREA BY HAVING TO WEAVE IN THROUGH THE TAXIWAY LIGHTING ALONG TAXIWAY F, THEN AT THE END TURNED FACING EAST TO PERFORM THE RUN UP. AFTER PERFORMING THE RUN UP, HE TAXIED BACK OUT ON TO TAXIWAY F. TURNING RIGHT OUT OF THE RUN UP AREA, THE PIC STRUCK THE TAXIWAY LIGHT THAT WAS TO HIS RIGHT APPROXIMATELY AT HIS 1 O'CLOCK POSITION. HE STATED THAT WHILE IN THE RUN UP AREA FROM HIS POSITION THIS LIGHT WAS NOT VISIBLE. (HE STATED THAT HE LEARNED THAT THIS LIGHT IS LOWER THAN THE REST FOR WING CLEARANCE). THE PIC STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO PERFORM TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS IN THE PA 28 (LOW WING) VS THE NORMAL PLANE HE FLIES CE 172 (HIGH WING). THERE ARE ALSO NO VISIBLE LEAD IN OR OUT LINES FOR THIS RUN UP AREA. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ACTUAL RUN UP AREA FOR RUNWAY 09 CAN NOT BE USED AND THAT THIS SECTION, OFF OF TAXIWAY F, IS NOW USED AS THE RUN UP AREA FOR 09. ## Other reports on N9184Y (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20250110002939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250110002939A), Jan 10, 2025: Piper PA-28-161 (N9184Y), Newbury, MA, Substantial damage. It was the instructor's first flight of the day, but second lesson as he was in the aatd earlier. They had done some maneuvers at 2,500 feet MSL and he… - [Incident 20200221000749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200221000749I), Feb 21, 2020: Piper PA-28-161 (N9184Y), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. Student pilot was performing touch and go landings. He completed 2 uneventful touch & go's. he did notice on the second landing that the LH wing seemed to dip… - [Incident 20160806013439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160806013439I), Aug 6, 2016: Piper PA-28-161 (N9184Y), Danvers, MA, Substantial damage. Received statements and performed interviews with the ATC control tower, the flight instructor, and student pilot. The aircraft has been owned and operated by… - [Accident 20100827045199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827045199A), Aug 27, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N9184Y), Danvers, MA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Accident date 08/27/2010 time: 12:15 edtbeverly municipal airport (bvy)one fatal when N602PS, a czech sport Piper aircraft, Piper sport (LSA) was in the runup… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.