19820416010899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Columbia, SC · April 16, 1982

Date
April 16, 1982 · 19:30 local
Place
Columbia, SC
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N82013
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FLG11
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,450 total650 in this make and model124 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran into parked aircraft while directed to ramp by ground personnel. Ramp lights blinded pilot.

As the FAA filed it

RAN INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE DIRECTED TO RAMP BY GROUND PERSONNEL. RAMP LIGHTS BLINDED PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.