# NTSB ATL84FA118: Piper PA 31-350, N62849, Atlanta, GA, March 7, 1984 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report - Date: March 7, 1984, 06:20 local (11:20 UTC) - Place: Atlanta, GA - Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL (ATL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4279&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 6263 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84FA118 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6263/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA118 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, standing - engine(s) operating - light condition - dawn (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - visual/aural perception, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor) - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - light condition - dawn (contributing factor) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (contributing factor) - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) THE AIRCREWS OF A PIPER PA-31, N62849, & A PIPER PA-30, N7047Y, PROCEEDED TO TAXI AT DAWN FROM A CARGO RAMP TO RWY 26. THEIR TAXI ROUTE WAS DOWN A PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE PA-31 PLT STOPPED AT A GLIDE SLOPE HOLD LINE WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE END OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. WHILE HE WAS WAITING FOR AN ACFT TO LAND, THE PA-30 CONVERGED FROM HIS REAR. THE PLT OF THE PA-30 SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE PA-31 IN THE DARKNESS UNTIL IT WAS TO LATE TO STOP. HE DID NOT SEE ANY LIGHTS ON THE PA-31, EXCEPT A WHITE POSITION LIGHT. ALSO, HE REPORTED THAT HIS VISION WAS DETERRED BY THE LANDING LIGHTS OF THE ACFT ON FINAL APCH. BOTH ACFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY IMPACT, ## Analysis (aircraft 1) THE AIRCREWS OF A PIPER PA-31, N62849, & A PIPER PA-30, N7047Y, PROCEEDED TO TAXI AT DAWN FROM A CARGO RAMP TO RWY 26. THEIR TAXI ROUTE WAS DOWN A PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE PA-31 PLT STOPPED AT A GLIDE SLOPE HOLD LINE WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE END OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. WHILE HE WAS WAITING FOR AN ACFT TO LAND, THE PA-30 CONVERGED FROM HIS REAR. THE PLT OF THE PA-30 SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE PA-31 IN THE DARKNESS UNTIL IT WAS TO LATE TO STOP. HE DID NOT SEE ANY LIGHTS ON THE PA-31, EXCEPT A WHITE POSITION LIGHT. ALSO, HE REPORTED THAT HIS VISION WAS DETERRED BY THE LANDING LIGHTS OF THE ACFT ON FINAL APCH. BOTH ACFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY IMPACT. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: N62849 (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA 31-350 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 317652133 - Airframe hours: 5353 - Engines: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Williford Aviation Inc - Registered owner: Salvador Lourdes/C. Alfonso - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 20, 1984, 37 hours before - Destination: GSP, GREER, SC - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: ATL, William B Hartfield Airpo, runway 26, 10,000 × 150 ft ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N7047Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7047Y), registered now, S/N 30-50, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30 - Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30-50 - Airframe hours: 3675 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Readi Air Inc - Registered owner: Pauls Midway Shell Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 19, 1984, 49 hours before - Destination: TPL, TAMPA, FL - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: ATL, William B Hartfield Airpo, runway 26, 10,000 × 150 ft ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N62849; age 27; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,758 total, 240 in this make and model, 2,470 as pilot in command, 113 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N7047Y; age 37; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,147 total, 419 in this make and model, 2,926 as pilot in command, 181 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn - Wind: 310° at 10 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: ATL ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19840307025912A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840307025912A), Mar 7, 1984: Piper PA31350, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was struck from rear by taxiing aircraft while holding short of runway. - [Accident 19840307025911A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840307025911A), Mar 7, 1984: Piper PA30, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot was taxiing out for takeoff and allowed his aircraft to collide with aircraft holding short of runway. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.