# Incident 20230217001962I: Piper PA-28-181, Broomfield, CO, February 17, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2023, 11:58 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4052F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4052F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 184 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230217001962I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 17, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1158 MST, A PIPER PA-28-180 AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO A CESSNA CE-152. THE LEFT WING TIP OF THE PIPER 28 STRUCK THE RIGHT ENGINE COWL OF THE CE-152. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PA-28 AND NO DAMAGE TO THE CE-152. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD THE PA-28 AND ONE OCCUPANT ON THE CE-152 WITH NO INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N25430, Cessna 152: [Incident 20230217004802I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230217004802I)

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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