# Accident 20000215041391A: Piper PA28236, Sandusky, OH, February 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2000, 14:25 local time
- Place: Sandusky, OH
- Airport: Griffing Sandusky Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4005° N, 82.8003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4005&lon=-82.8003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8264G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8264G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Pilot flight hours: 3,487 total, 400 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000215041391A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N8264G, PIPER DAKOTA, WAS LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3700' MSL HEADING NORTH. PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS ENGINE BREAK-IN AFTER MAINTENANCE. THE SECOND AIRCRAFT, N1742V, CESSNA 172, WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT, HAD JUST DEPARTED SANDUSKY (SKY) AIRPORT WAS CLIMBING TO ALTITUDE FOR A RETURN FLIGHT TO GALION (GQQ) AIRPORT HEADING 180. THE DAKOTA FELT A JOLT, THOUGHT HE HAD A BIRD STRIKE AND HEADED EASTBOUND TO HIS HOME AIRPORT. HE HAD NO PROBLEM HOLDING ALTITUDE, RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1742V, Cessna 172M: [Accident 20000215041392A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000215041392A)

## 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 NYC00LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA081), Feb 15, 2000: Piper PA-28-236 (N8264G), Parkertown, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes.

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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