# Accident 20040817022141A: Piper PA28151, Philadelphia, PA, August 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2004, 08:40 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0817° N, 75.0106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0817&lon=-75.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6816J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040817022141A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO A FAA TOWER TAPE AND PILOT STATEMENT: N6816J WAS INITIALLY CLEARED TO TAXI FROM THE RAMP (NON MOVEMENT AREA) TO THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT (N6816J) PASSED IN FRONT OF N181A. N181A MOVED FORWARD, STRIKING THE LEFT WING OF N6816J WITH THE PROPELLER. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE LEFT AILERON TRAILING EDGE AND THE OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE OF THE LEFT FLAP. NARRATIVE PER PILOT OF N6816J: "N6816J WAS NUMBER ONE (1) TO TAXI-N181A WAS NUMBER TWO (2) TO FOLLOW N6816J OUT TO THE RUNWAY 24 @ KPNE (AS CLEARED BY KPNE GROUND CONTROL - AS N6816J PASSED N181A - N181A PULLED OUT AND STRUCK N6816J. REFER TO ATTACHED NTSB FORM 6120.11 FOR ADDITIONAL PILOT STATEMENT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N181A, Amtr VANSRV6A: [Accident 20040817022142A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040817022142A)

## 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 NYC04LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA194), Aug 17, 2004: Piper PA-28-151 (N6816J), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the pilot of RV-6A and his failure to maintain clearance while taxiing, which resulted in an on-ground collision with the Piper.

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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