# Incident 20190614006929I: Piper PA 46-350P, Boulder, CO, June 14, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2019, 21:10 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-105.2513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9167Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9167Q-2023-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 502 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190614006929I

## Narrative

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

ON 6/13/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2110 HRS (MDT), N9167Q, SN 4622031, PIPER  PA46-350P, THE PILOT NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING ABOUT 18" FROM THE FUSELAGE AND JUST BENEATH THE DE-ICE BOOT AFTER LANDING AT BOULDER, CO (KBDU).  INITIALLY, THE PILOT THOUGHT THE DAMAGE POSSIBLY OCCURRED MID-AIR WITH A UAS DURING THE FLIGHT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN CRAWFORD, CO (K99V) AND BOULDER, CO (KBDU).   IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT SEVERAL WEEKS AGO A FLIGHT OCCURRED AT CRAWFORD, CO (K99V), THE TOW BAR WAS LEFT ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL GEAR AND UPON RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR, THE TOW BAR SWING UP AND STRUCK THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, WHEEL WELL, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED DURING THIS TIME.

## Other reports on N9167Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19960204004719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960204004719I), Feb 4, 1996: Piper PA46350P (N9167Q), Grand Rapids, MI. Narrative: a/w- right main landing gear up pressure switch failed, not allowing proper operation of main landing gear pump. N959DL9511141123 narrative: delta…

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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