# Incident 20170422003899I: Piper PA-28-181, Springfield, IL, April 22, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2017, 09:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Springfield Capital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2182B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2182B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 250 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170422003899I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXING BACK TO PARKING POST-FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A UTILITY TRAILER PARKED BESIDE AN AIRCRAFT HANGER WITH THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT,  CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFTS WING AND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER.

## Other reports on N2182B (2)

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

- [Incident 20181122022809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181122022809I), Nov 22, 2018: Piper PA-28-181 (N2182B), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. On November 22, 2018 at approximately 19:00 central savings time (CST), a Piper PA-28-181 aircraft, N2182B, registered to flying 20 club incorporated and…
- [Incident 20120105000399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120105000399I), Jan 5, 2012: Piper PA-28-181 (N2182B), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. After take-off at approximately 200 feet the upper engine cowling was observed by the student pilot to "lift up". The student pilot reduced the throttle,…

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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