# Accident 20200111003531A: Piper PA-28-161, Santa Barbara, CA, January 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2020, 22:10 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4328° N, 119.8347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4328&lon=-119.8347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8408E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8408E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 96 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200111003531A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO PARKED G280 ON RAMP.  THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS DARK AND HE HAD DIFFICULTY SEEING THE TAXIWAY MARKINGS.  THE AIRCRAFT TOOKOFF WITH DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP.  THE OUTBOARD RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE WAS CRUSHED BACK FROM IMPACT WITH THE OTHER AIRCRAFT.  THE RIGHT WING MAIN ATTACH POINTS AND CARRY THROUGH SPAR WAS NOT DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR20CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA087), Jan 12, 2020: Piper PA28 (N8408E), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a parked airplane during taxi operations at night.

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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