# Incident 20200908016789I: Piper PA-28-180, Smithfield, NC, September 8, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2020, 15:00 local time
- Place: Smithfield, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5236° N, 78.3522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithfield, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5236&lon=-78.3522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1206T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1206T) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,864 total, 34 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200908016789I

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS TAXING AIRCRAFT FROM HANGAR AREA TO THE RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE AND RIGHT WING HIT PARTIALLY OPEN CONSTRUCTION WIRE MESH GATE.

## Other reports on N1206T (1)

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

- [Incident 19901109065209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901109065209I), Nov 9, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N1206T), Edwards, CA. Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing at Edwards Afb on dry lake bed.

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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