# Accident 20160512008799A: Piper PA-28-181, Wickenburg, AZ, May 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2016, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ
- Airport: Wickenburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9711° N, 112.7944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9711&lon=-112.7944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N416PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 226 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160512008799A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXING TO PARKING AREA AT E25 AIRPORT, PILOT WAS FOCUSED ON AVOIDING A PARKED AIRCRAFT OFF HIS RIGHT WING. AFTER CLEARING THE PARKED AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT SAW A PARKED AIRPORT OPERATIONS TRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT NEXT TO A HANGAR. PILOT TRIED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BUT ENDED UP STRIKING THE TRUCK WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP. TRUCK WAS EQUIPPED WITH FLASHING LIGHT BUT PILOT COULD NOT RECALL IF THE LIGHT WAS ON. ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN BRIGHT CLEAR CONDITIONS.

## 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 GAA16CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA237), May 12, 2016: Piper PA28 (N416PA), Wickenburg, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to monitor the parked vehicle, which resulted in a ground collision and substantial damage to the left wing.

## Other reports on N416PA (1)

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

- [Accident 20080315013169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080315013169A), Mar 15, 2008: Piper PA28181 (N416PA), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The solo student pilot landed on runway 25R at kdvt. He attempted to vacate the runway at too high a speed and lost control of the aircraft. He hit the…

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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