# Incident 20111018023872I: Cessna 140, Easton, PA, October 18, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Easton, PA
- Airport: Braden Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6861° N, 75.2181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6861&lon=-75.2181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4022N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4022N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111018023872I

## Narrative

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

ON 10/18/11 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 EDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PIC OF N4022N AND  WAS CONDUCTING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS AT BRADEN AIRPORT IN EASTON, PA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON HIS THIRD LANDING AND STATED THAT HE HAD MADE SEVERAL RADIO CALLS WHILE IN THE PATTERN AND WAS AWARE OF OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN AT BRADEN AIRPORT AS WELL. ON THE THIRD LANDING, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD JUST LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 WHEN N3750J MADE CONTACT WITH THE TOP PORTION OF HIS WINGS WHILE ALSO ATTEMTPING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE NEVER HEARD THE PILOT OF N3750J MAKE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR POSITION REPORTS WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR 18. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FURTHER STATED THAT HE NEVER ONCE SAW N3750J WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 18. BOTH AIRCRAFT INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THIS INCIDENT. THE PROPELLER OF N4022N APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCK THE NOSEWHEEL OF N3750J. BOTH PILOTS DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3750J, Cessna 150G: [Incident 20111018023862I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111018023862I)

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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