# Accident 20071005829789A: Cirrus SR22, Hartford, CT, October 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7430° N, 72.6512° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7430&lon=-72.6512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5205X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5205X-2019-05-06) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071005829789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 5, 2007 N5205X (CIRRUS SR-22) WAS TAXIING ON BRAVO (B) AT BRAINARD AIRPORT, HARTFORD, CT (HFD). AS N5205X TAXIED IN, THE RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT TOLD THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT HE WAS TOO FAR TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT HE STARTED TO TURN LEFT AND AT THAT INSTANT THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE PROP SPINNER OF N15CX (CIRRUS SR-22). N5205X THEN ENTERED A RIGHT TURN WITH THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED UP AND SKIDDING, STRUCK N726TB'S (SOCATA TB-21) LEFT ENGINE COWLING. N5205X CONTINUED RIGHT PUSHING N726TB NINETY (90) DEGREES TO THE RIGHT WHILE N5205X'S LEFT WING STRUCK AND PASSED UNDER N902AT (BEECH A36), SCRAPING THE LEFT LEADING EDGE AND DENTING THE LEFT AILERON. N5205X CONTINUED ON AND STRUCK N2918E'S (CESSNA CE-172N) RUDDER AND VERTICAL EDGE WHERE IT FINALLY STOPPED. AIRCRAFT N15CX, N726TB, N902AT AND N2918E WERE PARKED AND HAD NO INTENT TO FLY.

## 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 NYC08LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA004), Oct 5, 2007: Cirrus Design SR22 (N5205X), Hartford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a parked airplane while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the proximity of the parked airplanes to the taxiway and the failure of the…

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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