# Accident 20171218023272A: Piper PA-20, Willow, AK, December 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2017, 11:20 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7519° N, 150.0531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7519&lon=-150.0531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1562A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1562A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 200 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171218023272A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING AIRCRAFT N1562A TAXIED INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT N61SR PREPARING TO TAXI.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N61SR, Maule MX-7-180A: [Accident 20171218023971A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171218023971A)

## 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 GAA18CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA087), Dec 18, 2017: Piper PA 20 (N1562A), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid another airplane stopped on the taxiway while taxiing in sun glare conditions.

## Other reports on N1562A (1)

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

- [Incident 19850918077289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850918077289I), Sep 18, 1985: Piper PA20 (N1562A), Healy, AK, Minor damage. Landed on second attempt. Struck a soft spot on gravel bar and nosed over.

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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