# Incident 20030127001439I: Piper PA23250, Kahului, HI, January 27, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2003, 10:50 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8986° N, 156.4305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KAHULUI (OGG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8986&lon=-156.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5060Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5060Y-2022-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 220 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030127001439I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MR. RICHARD GROVER STATED THAT WHILE HE AND HIS STUDENT, MR. RICARDO CHAO WERE SWITCHING SEATS (WITH THE ENGINES AT IDLE) THE AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. INCIDENT INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5060Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20000729025859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000729025859I), Jul 29, 2000: Piper PA23250 (N5060Y), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. (-23) Oil leak right engine. Engine experienced piston failure (rod separated from piston head). Recommend that owner submit an m or d report.

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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