# Incident 20150615013469I: Piper PA-34-220T, Cheswold, DE, June 15, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cheswold, DE
- Airport: Delaware Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2187° N, 75.6005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELAWARE AIRPARK (33N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2187&lon=-75.6005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8375N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8375N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-220T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150615013469I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE AT THIS UNCONTROLLED FIELD THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AFTER VEERING OFF A NARROW TAXIWAY INTO THE MUD.

## Other reports on N8375N (1)

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

- [Incident 19890728051289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890728051289I), Jul 28, 1989: Piper PA34220T (N8375N), Lexington, KY. Cabin door came ajar at top inflight. Precautionary landing. Top latch not engaged.

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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