# Incident 20000209005109I: Cessna 182P, Hartford, CT, February 9, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2000, 11:20 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1420S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1420S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,883 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00IA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00IA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000209005109I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) MR. ANSELMO J. MACCHI PIC OF CESSNA 182 REGISTRATION NUMBER N1420S HAD PICK UP A PASSENGER AT THE MILLION AIR TERMINAL AT HFD. AFTER LOADING THE PASSENGER AND BAGGAGE STARTED THE AIRCRAFT.  MR. MACCHI STATED HE HAD SET THE PARKING BRAKE.  BOTH THE PIC AND PASSENGER WERE NOT LOOKING OUTSIDE THE IARCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TAXI APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO A CESSNA 210 REGISTRATION NUMBER N732FX CAUSING THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, THE PROPELLER, AND THE IRHGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE FORWARD OF THE AFT JAM OF THE PASSENGER DOOR.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  (-23 AMENDMENT) ON FEBRUARY 9, 2000, A CESSNA 182, N1420S, TAXIED AND COLLIDED INTO A CESSNA 210, N732FX, AT HARTFORD-BRAINARD AIRPORT (HFD). THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS AN ACCIDENT AND ASSIGNED A NTSB ID NUMBER NYC00LA076. N1420S WAS OCCUPIED AND SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE (SUDDEN STOPPAGE), AND DENTS TO THE RIGHT WING AND THE STRUT. N732FX WAS NOT OPERATING OR OCCUPIED WHEN N1420S STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW OF 14 CFR 830, THIS ACCIDENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT N1420S DI D NOT SUSTAIN "SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE". IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ACCIDENT ID NYC00LA076 BE DOWNGRADED TO AN INCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC00IA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00IA076), Feb 9, 2000: Cessna 182P (N1420S), Hartford, CT, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout.

## Other reports on N1420S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960902036389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960902036389I), Sep 2, 1996: Cessna 182P (N1420S), Albany, NY. Narrative: while on short final to runway 28, pilot was cleared to land and hold short of runway 01. Pilot acknowledged clearance. Pilot was aware of…
- [Incident 19930528024109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930528024109I), May 28, 1993: Cessna 182P (N1420S), Plainville, CT, Minor damage. Aircraft departed end of runway. Tried to turn aircraft on to a taxiway. Went over an embankment. Struck a fence.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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