Piper PA-28-161 N6183H

Summary

On 26 June 2012 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N6183H was involved in an accident near Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 June 2012 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Porter County Regional Airport (KVPZ)

Coordinates

41.4539, -87.0069

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N6183H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valparaiso → Valparaiso

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA396

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to stop the airplane while taxiing to park, which resulted in a collision with a parked vehicle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was taxiing the airplane on the ramp and was turning the airplane to park. The pilot added power to complete the turn; however, he was not able to stop quickly enough after the turn was completed, and the airplane hit a nearby parked sport utility vehicle. The left wing spar was bent and the firewall was wrinkled. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.