# Incident 20210703012509I: Piper PA-28-151, Lake Geneva Res, WI, July 3, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2021, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lake Geneva Res, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N41216, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 36 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210703012509I

## Narrative

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

WHILE BACK TAXING RUNWAY 23, PILOT EXITED LEFT ONTO TAXIWAY. WHILE MAINTAINING CENTERLINE ON TAXIWAY, THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH OVERGROWN VEGETATION AND DREW THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE BUSHES MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PROPELLER, NOSE BOWL AND BREAKING NOSE WHEEL PANT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO SECURE ENGINE AND EXIT THE AIRCRAFT.

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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