- Date
- December 13, 1980
- Place
- Ormond Beach, FL · ORMOND BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2577CPiper PA-38N257ERPiper PA-44
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19801213075641A19801213075642A
- Case key
- 127653
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3404 80/12/13 ORMOND BEACH,FL PIPER PA-44 CR- 0 0 3 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2020 N257ER PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 25, 2869 TOTAL HOURS, 70 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORMOND BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTONA BEACH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- N2577C TAXIED INTO N257ER THAT WAS HOLDING IN THE RUNUP AREA.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3404 80/12/13 ORMOND BEACH,FL PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 128 TIME - 2020 N2577C PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 3 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORMOND BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERO BEACH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED REMARKS- N2577C TAXIED INTO N257ER THAT WAS HOLDING IN THE RUNUP AREA.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2577C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ormond Beach
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N257ER
- Reported as
- Piper PA-44
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ormond Beach
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19801213075641APiper PA38112 · Ormond Beach, FLOn unauthorized night cross-country, taxied too fast on taxiway. Tried but failed to lift over N257ER on runup pad.Accident 19801213075642APiper PA44180 · Ormond Beach, FLWas struck by fast taxiing airplane N2577C while holding on runup pad. N2577C tried to lift off to avoid collision.