# Accident 20221227018742A: Piper PA-46-600TP, Brookshire, TX, December 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2022, 12:00 local time
- Place: Brookshire, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8018° N, 95.8989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8018&lon=-95.8989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282TX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-600TP
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 608 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221227018742A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/27/2022 AT 1200 CST, A PIPER PA-46-600TP, S/N 4698178, WAS CLEARED TO TAXI ON TAXIWAY’S C/A TO RUNWAY 36 AT KTME (HOUSTON EXECUTIVE) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A NORTH AMERICAN/AERO CLASSICS P-51D, S/N 122-51619, WHICH WAS ALSO CLEARED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 36 USING TAXIWAY’S C/A. THE PA-46-600TP RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE, WHILE THE P-51D RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY AND SPINNER. THE PA-46 AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

THE PILOT STATED THAT “WHILE HOLDING SHORT ON TAXIWAY A, WAITING FOR THE AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF ME TO MOVE, ANOTHER AIRPLANE REAR-ENDED ME WHILE WE WERE WAITING OUR TURN. AFTER IMPACT I PULLED INTO THE RUN-UP AREA AND SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT. OTHER PILOT CAME RUNNING UP SAYING HE DID NOT SEE US”.  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER REPORTED AT KSGR (METAR) WAS WINDS CALM, VISIBILITY OF 10 MILES, SKY CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 50, DEW POINT 28 AND ALTIMETER AT 3016.

THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE LAST AIRFRAME, ENGINE AND PROPELLER 100 HOUR/ANNUAL INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED AT AIRFRAME TOTAL TIME: 269.3 ON AUGUST 3, 2022. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 112.6 HOURS SINCE THE LAST 100 HOUR/ANNUAL INSPECTION.

WHEN THE NTSB REPORT AND ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NECESSARY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3333E, North American/Aero Classics P-51D: [Accident 20221227018732A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221227018732A)

## 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 CEN23LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA072), Dec 27, 2022: Piper PA46 (N282TX), Brookshire, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The P51 pilot’s failure to see and avoid the PA46 during taxi operations.

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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