# Incident 20160413005929I: Piper PA-28-140, Johnstown, NY, April 13, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2016, 13:00 local time
- Place: Johnstown, NY
- Airport: Fulton County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9982° N, 74.3296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULTON COUNTY (NY0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9982&lon=-74.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67WA) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 78 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160413005929I

## Narrative

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

I SPOKE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REGARDING HIS INCIDENT WITH THE POLE AT FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT (NY0). AFTER LANDING HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAXING THE AIRCRAFT TO PARK AT A TIE-DOWN SPOT.  HE DESCRIBES THIS AS THE LAST TIE-DOWN SPOT NEAR THE NE CORNER OF THE MAIN AIRPORT BUILDING. AS HE MADE THE TURN, TO HIS LEFT, HE FELT A BUMP AND NOTICED HIS RIGHT WING HAD HIT A POLE.  HE HAD TO SHUT DOWN, GET OUT AND THE PUSH THE AIRCRAFT BACK AWAY FROM THE POLE SO THE HE COULD CONTINUE TO PARK.  WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE POLE HE SAID IT WAS PAINTED A SILVER/GRAY AND WAS ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET TALL.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HIS MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT IS NOT EXTENSIVE.  THEREFORE, HE ASKED A PERSON, WHO HE SAID WAS A CFI, TO EVALUATE THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FOR HIM.  HE WAS TOLD THE DAMAGE WAS NOT THAT BAD AND THAT HE COULD FLY THE AIRCRAFT.  HE THEN MADE THE DECISION TO FLY BACK TO ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ALB), WHERE THE DAMAGE WAS NOTICED BY AN ANONYMOUS PERSON WHO CALLED THIS OFFICE.

## Other reports on N67WA (2)

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

- [Incident 20180520005689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180520005689I), May 20, 2018: Piper PA-28-140 (N67WA), Albany, NY, Minor damage. May 20, 2018 while landing at the Albany international airport, a Piper PA-28 aircraft N67WA touched down on runway 28. Upon touch down, the nose gear…
- [Incident 19950706024739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950706024739I), Jul 6, 1995: Piper PA28140 (N67WA), Albany, NY. Rough engine en route. Landed alb. NR4 cyl bore too large. Using oil. Plugs fouled. Scat hose collapsed.

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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