# Accident 20200710010562A: Piper PA-28-180, Naknek, AK, July 10, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2020, 15:30 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 58.7356° N, 157.0222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7356&lon=-157.0222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42241, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42241) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 644 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200710010562A

## Narrative

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

NAKNEK, AK (5NK): N44851, PA32, WHILE TAXIING AFTER LANDING, THE WING OF PIPER PA-32 (N44851) CLIPPED THE WING OF ANOTHER A/C (PIPER PA-28 (N42241) DUE TO OTHER A/C BEING IN THE PILOT'S BLIND SPOT. THERE WAS 1 POB THE PIPER PA-32 WHICH HAS DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP, AND 2 POB THE PIPER PA-28, WHICH SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WING STRUCTURE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 07/10/2020 2330Z

## Other aircraft in the event

- N44851, Piper PA-32-300: [Accident 20200710010572A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200710010572A)

## 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 ANC20CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA067), Jul 10, 2020: Piper PA 28-180 (N42241), Naknek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The PA-32 pilot's failure to see and avoid the other airplane.

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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