# NTSB LAX95LA228: Piper PA-28-181, N6911P, Palm Springs, CA, June 24, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 24, 1995, 12:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Coordinates: 33.709529, -116.229896 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7095&lon=-116.2299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 29130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX95LA228
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29130/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA228

## Probable cause

the failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from a fence post while taxiing.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi
  - object - fence post
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE TAXIING TO A PARKING RAMP FOLLOWING LANDING, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A FENCE POST, 1 FOOT INBOARD OF THE WING TIP.

## Factual narrative

On June 24, 1995, at 1210 hours Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N6911P, collided with a fence post with its left wing while taxiing at Bermuda Dunes Airport, Palm Springs, California. The airplane was substantially damaged.  The certificated private pilot was not injured.  The flight originated at Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, Burbank, California, at 1110 hours.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

According to the pilot's verbal statement, the left wing collided with the fence post 1 foot inboard of the wing tip while he was taxiing to a parking ramp following landing.  The accident was discovered by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector on June 28, while the airplane was being repaired.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6911P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6911P), registered now, S/N 28-8590050, built 1985 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-8590050
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-AYM 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Alan L. Kaplan
- Registered owner: Kenneth G. Stickney
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BUR, BURBANK, CA
- Destination: UDD
- Airport: UDD, Bermuda Dunes, runway 28, 5,002 × 70 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 103 total, 57 in this make and model, 21 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 109 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19950624015629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624015629A), Jun 24, 1995: Piper PA28181, Bermuda Dunes, CA, Substantial damage. Wing struck a fence post while taxiing to park. Accident not reported. Discovered by FAA ASI.

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.

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