# Incident 20130124001259I: Piper PA-28-140, Westfield, MA, January 24, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2013, 14:55 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Y5OS
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38692, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38692) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,887 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130124001259I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 24, 2013 AT 1455EST N38692, A PIPER PA-28-140, EXITED TAXIWAY A AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK A TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT WESTFIELD/BARNES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LOCATED IN WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PIC/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT, WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER DUE TO THE STRIKE. THE PROPELLER AND THE ENGINE WERE BOTH SENT OUT FOR REPAIRS.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT HE WAS TOLD DIRECTLY BY ANOTHER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ,WHO JUST LANDED IN N38692, THAT THE BRAKES WERE SOFT BUT COULD BE BROUGHT BACK UP TO NORMAL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PREFORMED A PREFLIGHT WITH THE STUDENT AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS GOOD. HE ALSO STATED THAT A BRAKE CHECK WAS PERFORMED BEFORE TAXIING AND THAT THE BRAKES FELT SOFT. WHILE ON TAXIWAY A, AFTER CROSSING RUNWAY 02, TAXIING TO RUNWAY 33 HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDALS. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SOFT AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHT.

## Other reports on N38692 (1)

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

- [Incident 20130124010169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130124010169I), Jan 24, 2013: Piper PA-28-140 (N38692), Minor damage. On January 24, 2013 at 1455EST N38692, a Piper PA-28-140, exited taxiway a and the propeller struck a taxiway edge light. The incident occurred at…

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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