# Incident 20260227005631I: Piper PA-28-181, Decatur, AL, February 27, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2026, 10:00 local time
- Place: Decatur, AL
- Airport: Pryor Field Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6541° N, 86.9454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRYOR FLD RGNL (DCU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6541&lon=-86.9454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8068J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8068J) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260227005631I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INTO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH THE INTENT TO FLY. REPORTED NO DAMAGE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND MINOR DAMAGE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## Other reports on N8068J (2)

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

- [Accident 20060408018889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060408018889A), Apr 8, 2006: Piper PA28181 (N8068J), Coalinga, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was landing at Harris Ranch Airport when the pilot reported a cross wind as he touched down. The nose landing gear collapsed and bent aft…
- [Accident 19880504054519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880504054519A), May 4, 1988: Piper PA28181 (N8068J), Freeport, Bahamas, Substantial damage. Flew too close to a thunderstorm. Severe turbulence wrinkled wings. Completed trip and returned before noting damage

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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