- Date
- March 4, 1984, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rockingham, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N92792Piper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840304005899A
- Case key
- 6421
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
N92792 was being taxied from a tie down area when the prop struck the right wing on an unoccupied B-35, N8813A. The plt stated the brakes failed as he was attempting to taxi between two rows of parked acft and directional control was lost.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92792
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12-238
- Airframe hours
- 11
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- A. C. Farmer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1984 · 70 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,170 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 26.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N92792 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.