# Accident 20260718009399A: Piper PA-28-161, San Bernardino, CA, July 18, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2026, 15:42 local time
- Place: San Bernardino, CA
- Airport: San Bernardino International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0954° N, 117.2349° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0954&lon=-117.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8249B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8249B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 537 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260718009399A

## Narrative

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

OWNER/PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PREPARING TO DEPART FROM SAN BERNARDINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SBD) TO WHITEMAN AIRPORT (WHP). WHILE ENTERING THE RUN-UP AREA, TWY ALPHA, THE RH MLG COLLAPSED AND PENETRATED THROUGH THE WING UPPER SKIN. WHEN THE FAA IIC ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT, IT HAD ALREADY BEEN RELOCATED TO THE APRON. THIS ACCIDENT REPORT MAY REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT AFTER THE NTSB FINDINGS REPORT IS PUBLISHED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR26LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA269), Jul 18, 2026: Piper PA-28-161 (N8249B), San Bernardino, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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