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FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Henderson, NV · October 27, 2025

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Date
October 27, 2025 · 09:03 local
Place
Henderson, NV
Airport
Henderson Executive
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8235P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,405 total
N8235PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3488 · Built 1963Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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10/27/2025, Henderson Executive Airport, NV (hnd) 0903 PDT a PA-24-250 while taxiing, propeller struck known object (traffic cone) placed in close proximity of fuel island.

1 Occupant on board (pilot), no injuries, no other damage to aircraft or surrounding aircraft, vehicles, or structures. After refueling, pilot performed a walk around noticed another aircraft (C-172) and several traffic cones scattered around the general location approximately 100 feet directly in front of incident aircraft, but not in his intended taxi path. Pilot re-entered incident aircraft, started engine and began taxining to designated parking. Incident aircraft taxied behind (C-172) where it struck a traffic cone. Pilot stated he was in the center of the taxi lane. Pilot shutdown aircraft and inspected for damage. Pilot noticed propeller damage and that the traffic cone flew 30 feet to his left. Aircraft was subsequently pulled into parking spot and airport manager notified. ASI conducted on site inspection of aircraft and confirmed propeller strike was the only damage found to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

10/27/2025, HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, NV (HND) 0903 PDT A PA-24-250 WHILE TAXIING, PROPELLER STRUCK KNOWN OBJECT (TRAFFIC CONE) PLACED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF FUEL ISLAND.

1 OCCUPANT ON BOARD (PILOT), NO INJURIES, NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR SURROUNDING AIRCRAFT, VEHICLES, OR STRUCTURES. AFTER REFUELING, PILOT PERFORMED A WALK AROUND NOTICED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT (C-172) AND SEVERAL TRAFFIC CONES SCATTERED AROUND THE GENERAL LOCATION APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF INCIDENT AIRCRAFT, BUT NOT IN HIS INTENDED TAXI PATH. PILOT RE-ENTERED INCIDENT AIRCRAFT, STARTED ENGINE AND BEGAN TAXINING TO DESIGNATED PARKING. INCIDENT AIRCRAFT TAXIED BEHIND (C-172) WHERE IT STRUCK A TRAFFIC CONE. PILOT STATED HE WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE TAXI LANE. PILOT SHUTDOWN AIRCRAFT AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. PILOT NOTICED PROPELLER DAMAGE AND THAT THE TRAFFIC CONE FLEW 30 FEET TO HIS LEFT. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT AND AIRPORT MANAGER NOTIFIED. ASI CONDUCTED ON SITE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND CONFIRMED PROPELLER STRIKE WAS THE ONLY DAMAGE FOUND TO AIRCRAFT.