# Incident 20020423019179I: Cirrus SR22, Atlantic City, NJ, April 23, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Atlantic City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4576° N, 74.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATLANTIC CITY INTL (ACY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4576&lon=-74.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N344CD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N344CD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 60 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020423019179I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 23, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, A CIRRUS SR22, REGISTERED AS N344CD, SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE WHEN IT COLLIDED INTO A PARKED CESSNA CE-177-RG WHILE TAXIING. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, OBTAINED IFR CLEARANCE FOR A 90 MINUTE FLIGHT FROM ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KACY) TO CALDWELL-ESSEX COUNTY, NJ (KCDW) UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR 91. THE PILOT STATED THAT "... AS I BEGAN MY TAXI ROLL, I TESTED BOTH BRAKES AND OBSERVED EFFECTIVENESS ON EACH SIDE. I HELD SLIGHT PRESSURE ON THE LEFT TO INITIATE A TURN...(AND) THE PLANE CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. AT THIS POINT I PRESSED THE RIGHT BRAKE TO THE FIREWALL WITH NO EFFECT." THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED AN UNOCCUPIED CESSNA CARDINAL, CAUSING AN EIGHT-INCH TEAR TO THE CIRRUS RIGHT WING TIP AND DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND FUSELAGE OF THE PARKED CARDINAL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE GROUND TAXI INCIDENT, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. SUBSEQUENT ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CIRRUS BRAKE PADS WERE SEVERELY WORN AND THAT HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LEAKING PAST THE BRAKE PUCKS. MAINTENANCEPERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ASSOCIATED O-RINGS. A TEMPORARY "COLD-PATCH" REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY A CERTIFICATE REPAIR STATION TO ENABLE A FERRY FLIGHT TO A FACILITY WHERE PERMANENT REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. PERMANENT REPAIRS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED I/A/W THE MANUFACTURER'S STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUALS. A CHECK OF THE SDR DATABASE REVEALED NO OTHER CIRRUS BRAKE INCIDENTS. THE BRAKE PAD PART NUMBER IS 66-105 AND ALSO DID NOT REVEAL ANY TRENDS TO REPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 HRS SINCE NEW. DUE TO THE ENCLOSED WHEEL PANTS ON THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY FOR THE PILOT TO EXAMINE BRAKE WEAR DURING PREFLIGHT. BRAKES ARE CHECKED AT THE ANNUAL OR 100 HR INSPECTION ONLY. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION WILL BE FILED TO ALLOW FOR AN INSPECTION ACCESS DOOR OR BRAKE WEAR INDICATOR TO ALERT THE PILOT OF POTENTIALLY WORN BRAKES. THE OWNER OF THE CESSNA WAS ISSUED A CONDITION NOTICE FOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING. END/FHB

## Other reports on N344CD (1)

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

- [Accident 20040122001039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040122001039A), Jan 22, 2004: Cirrus SR22 (N344CD), College Park, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 22, 2004 at approximately 10:20 EST, a Cirrus SR22, registered as N344CD, sustained substantial damage to its left wing after landing and roll…

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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