- Date
- December 25, 1982, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pampa, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N15UCessna T337G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821225065269A
- Case key
- 72153
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Parking brakes - disregardedCause
Aircraft unattended/engine(s) running - intentionalCause
Analysis
The plt stated he ran the battery down while trying to start the engs. After obtaining a battery charger & a long extension cord he charged the battery & was able to start the engs. While he was returning the charger to the hangar the acft rolled into a loading dock. He stated that he had set the brakes the night before.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15U
- Reported as
- Cessna T337G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P3370216
- Airframe hours
- 1,267
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-C, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald J. Zumsten, Jr.
- Registered owner
- First National Bank Of Clayton
- Departed
- PPA · Pampa, TX
- Destination
- TAOS · Taos, NM
- Airport
- PPA · Perry Lefors
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,796 total · 137 in this make and model · 3,675 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.