# Incident 20210920016222I: Piper PA-28RT-201T, Hartford, CT, September 20, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2021, 11:46 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312CN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N312CN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210920016222I

## Narrative

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

N312CN A PIPER PA-28RT WAS TAXIING FROM ITS TIE DOWN LOCATED ADJACENT TO HANGAR 4 TO RUNWAY 2 WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH N4373R A CESSNA 182 WHICH WAS TIED DOWN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF N312CN. THE PROPELLER OF N312CN STRUCK THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE OF N4373R. THE LEADING EDGE DAMAGE STARTED    APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OUTBOARD OF THE WING STRUT AND CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET. THE PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CHOSE NOT TO GIVE A STATEMENT AFTER BEING GIVEN THE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM PAMPHLET. ALL THE DETAILS IN THIS REPORT ARE BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE FIELD INVESTIGATION WITHOUT WITNESS STATEMENTS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4373R, Cessna R182: no report for this aircraft; [N4373R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4373R) is registered now

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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