# NTSB SEA08CA115: Piper PA-28-161, N3051W, Twisp, WA, April 12, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 12, 2008, 11:57 local (18:57 UTC) - Place: Twisp, WA - Coordinates: 48.200553, -120.083885 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2006&lon=-120.0839&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi-from runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 67906 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA08CA115 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67906/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA115 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a ground obstacle while taxiing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: pole](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-161, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022010/cases.md?model=7102803), [All aircraft, 142 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-161, 27 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102803), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi-from runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-161, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=7102803), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot collided with a post while taxiing the airplane to a tie down area after landing at the uncontrolled airport. The pilot reported he was taxiing down a narrow taxiway bordered by hangars when the "...nose steering drifted towards the left..." The pilot reported that he attempted to compensate; however, the airplane collided with the post resulting in structural damage to the airplane's left wing. The post was located adjacent to a hangar approximately 27 feet west of the taxiway centerline. After colliding with the post, the pilot taxied the airplane to the designated tie down area. ## Factual narrative The private pilot collided with a post while taxiing the airplane to a tie down area after landing at the uncontrolled airport. The pilot reported he was taxiing down a "narrow taxiway" bordered by hangars when the "...nose steering drifted towards the left..." The pilot reported that he attempted to compensate, however, the airplane collided with the post resulting in structural damage to the airplane's left wing. The post was located adjacent to a hangar approximately 27 feet west of the taxiway centerline. After colliding with the post, the pilot taxied the airplane to the designated tie down area. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3051W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3051W), registered now, S/N 28-8116276, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-161 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-8116276 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Seekrr Aviation, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: S36, KENT, WA - Destination: 2S0, Twisp, WA - Airport: 2S0, Twisp Muni, runway 10, 2,701 × 36 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; last flight review June 1, 2006; flight hours: 1,120 total, 920 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20080412833469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080412833469A), Apr 12, 2008: Piper PA28161, Twisp, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed the pier warrier ii aircraft on rwy 10 at Twisp Municipal Airport (2S0) and then taxied onto a taxilane in a northwesterly direction on the… 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. 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