# Accident 20191108020899A: Piper Aircraft Corp PA-60-700P, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2019, 18:20 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7900° N, 111.9800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7900&lon=-111.9800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N914MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-60-700P (registry code 7106023, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-60-700p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT CORP PA-60-700P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,597 total, 390 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191108020899A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 AND EXITED TAXIWAY K5.  HE WAS FOCUSED ON EXITING THE RUNWAY TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE KING AIR LANDING BEHIND HIM AND UNINTENTIONALLY VEERED OFF THE TAXI LINE.  AT SOME POINT IN THE TRANSITION FROM RUNWAY 35 TO TAXIWAY K5, THE RIGHT PROPELLER CAME IN CONTACT WITH A TAXI LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND PARTS OF THE TAXI LIGHT PUNCTURED AND DEFORMED THE RIGHT FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DID NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING AND TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO ITS PARKING SPOT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 GAA20CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA085), Nov 9, 2019: Piper PA60 (N914MB), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the taxiway centerline guide and his distraction due to adjusting the radio, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from a taxiway light after landing and…

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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