- Date
- February 24, 2001, 20:00 local (Feb 25, 2001, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- North Bend, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8133CPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20010224004129A
- Case key
- 51836
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the delivery truck while taxing. The pilot being distracted is a factor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot was taxiing the airplane between two ground vehicles located near the airport terminal. He stated that he momentarily became distracted and inadvertently ran the airplane into an unoccupied ground delivery vehicle. The airplane's right wing sustained substantial damage.
Factual narrative
On February 24, 2001, about 2000 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-28-181, N8133C, sustained substantial damage after colliding with a delivery vehicle located on the ramp at North Bend Municipal Airport, North Bend, Oregon. The airplane is owned and operated by the pilot, and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local night currency flight.
The pilot submitted a written statement to the NTSB, dated March 7, 2001, and reported that he was taxiing the airplane between two ground vehicles located near the airport terminal. He stated that he momentarily became distracted and inadvertently ran the airplane into an unoccupied ground delivery vehicle. The airplane's right wing sustained substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8133C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7690104
- Airframe hours
- 2,998
- Engine
- Lycoming o-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gene Yu
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 2000 · 77 hours before
- Departed
- OTH · North Bend, OR
- Destination
- OTH
- Airport
- OTH · North Bend Muni
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- June 8, 2000
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 425 total · 96 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.