# NTSB NYC82DA078: North American SNJ-2, N62382, Flushing, NY, April 23, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 23, 1982, 15:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Coordinates: 40.780014, -73.840431 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7800&lon=-73.8404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA078
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70691/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA078

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - landing gear,normal brake system - blocked(partial) (cause)
  - fuel consumption calculations - inadequate, other maintenance personnel (cause)
  - lack of recent total experience, pilot in command
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL THE TAIL WHEEL WAS UNLOCKED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK A PARKED CHEROKEE. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT RESIDUE OF A RECENT PAINT STRIPPING HAD FALLEN ONTO THE LEFT BRAKE AND LODGED IN A POSITION THAT PREVENTED RELEASE OF THE BRAKE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62382](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62382-2019-01-17), registration cancelled 2019-01-17, S/N 2039, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-2
- Registry model: [North American SNJ-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-2) (registry code 6400404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2039
- Engines: P&W R1340 550 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Skytypers East, Inc.
- Registered owner: Skytypers East, Inc.
- Departed: N12, LAKEWOOD, NJ
- Destination: DANBURY, CT
- Airport: FLU, Flushing, runway 36, 2,600 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine sea, single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 10,100 total, 100 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820423011519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820423011519A), Apr 23, 1982: Namer SNJ2, Flushing, NY, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing after unlocking tail wheel. Swerved off runway, sideswiped parked aircraft.

## Other investigations on N62382 (3)

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.

- [NTSB WPR18FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA155), May 30, 2018: North American SNJ 2 (N62382), Melville, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, spin, and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB NYC07LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA209), Sep 2, 2007: North American SNJ-2 (N62382), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The number 5 airplane pilot's inadequate visual lookout.
- [NTSB UNK64X1183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1183), Apr 5, 1964: No American SNJ2 (N62382), Flushing Bay, NY, substantial damage

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.

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