# Incident 20230315019749I: Piper PA-28-161, Atlanta, GA, March 15, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2023, 11:30 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton County Airport-Brown Fi
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 4FGS
- Location: 33.7791° N, 84.5214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fulton County Airport Brown Field (FTY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7791&lon=-84.5214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2901Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2901Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230315019749I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 16, 2023 AT ABOUT 15:30(Z), A PIPER PA-28, STRUCK A PARKED CESSNA CE-172 WHILE TAXIING TO PARK ON THE RAMP AT FULTON CO. AIRPORT. THE PA-28 WAS BEING TAXIED BY A STUDENT PILOT FOLLOWING A SOLO FLIGHT. THE PA-28 WAS FOLLOWING A MARSHALLING VEHICLE TO PARKING. THE MARSHALLING VEHICLE MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT PILOT IN THE PA-28 ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE SAME TURN, RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING OF THE PA-28 IMPACTING THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE COWLING OF THE CE-172. THE PA-28 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING, THE CE-172 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE STUDENT PILOT.

## Other reports on N2901Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20260227003999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260227003999I), Feb 27, 2026: Piper PA-28-161 (N2901Q), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Pilot stated she was coming in for landing with runway assured. She stated she entered ground effect and nose gear hit the runway and then the aircraft…
- [Incident 19970313013069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970313013069I), Mar 13, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N2901Q), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: not a pilot deviation. The aircraft taxied to the runup area and the pilot completed the prefliht checks. The pilot then asked the front seat…
- [Accident 19790926028619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790926028619A), Sep 26, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N2901Q), Marlboro, MA, Substantial damage. Student pilot who was off course, landed in crosswind. Lost control. Aircraft veered off runway. Lacked endorsements

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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