# NTSB NYC00IA076: Cessna 182P, N1420S, Hartford, CT, February 9, 2000 - Type: NTSB incident investigation - Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report - Date: February 9, 2000, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Hartford, CT - Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51264 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC00IA076 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51264/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00IA076 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - object - aircraft parked/standing - visual lookout - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot taxied the airplane from the north side of a building to the south side. He set the parking park and secured the engine to load a passenger along with some baggage. The pilot than started the engine. While the passenger was looking for a pair of sunglasses, the pilot looked down to set the transponder code. With the engine at 'low' rpm, the airplane rolled approximately 60 feet. Neither the pilot nor the passenger was aware of its movements until the collision. After the collision, a 'shower' of gasoline was observed, which the pilot thought was water at the time. He secured the electrical master, and released the barking brake with the intention of pushing the airplane back. Once outside, the pilot realized the water was in fact gasoline, so no attempt was made to move the airplane. After the accident, a FAA Inspector set the parking brake then attempted to push the airplane. He could not get the airplane to roll. ## Factual narrative On February 9, 2000, at 1100 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182P, N1420S, received minor damage when it taxied into an unoccupied parked airplane at the Hartford-Brainard Airport, Hartford, Connecticut. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that was destined for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A visual flight rules flight plan was filed, and the flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, he taxied the airplane from the north side of a building to the south side. He then set the parking park, and secured the engine to load a passenger along with some baggage. Once loaded, the pilot started the engine. While the passenger was looking for a pair of sunglasses, the pilot looked down to set the transponder code. With the engine at "low" rpm, the airplane rolled approximately 60 feet. Neither the pilot nor the passenger was aware of its movement until the collision. After the collision, a "shower" of gasoline was observed, which the pilot thought was water at the time. He secured the electrical master, and released the barking brake with the intention of pushing the airplane back. Once outside, the pilot realized the water was in fact gasoline, so no attempt was made to move the airplane. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector that examined the airplane after the accident, he set the parking brake then attempted to push the airplane. He could not get the airplane to roll. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1420S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1420S), registered now, S/N 18264976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 8264976 - Airframe hours: 1883 - Engines: Continental O-470S 240 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Anselmo J. Macchi - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 3, 2000, 0 hours before - Departed: HFD - Destination: CRE, MYRTLE BEACH, SC - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: HFD, Hartford-Brainard ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 87; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 4,000 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: HFD ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20000209005109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000209005109I), Feb 9, 2000: Cessna 182P, Hartford, CT, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Anselmo j. macchi PIC of Cessna 182 registration number N1420S had pick up a passenger at the million air terminal at hfd. After loading the… From the NTSB's public API. 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