# NTSB NYC82FHM05: Piper Aerostar 602P, N6896T, Tetersboro, NJ, April 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: April 12, 1982, 19:30 local (Apr 13, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Tetersboro, NJ
- Location: 40.8501° N, 74.0608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TETERBORO (TEB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8501&lon=-74.0608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FHM05
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72805/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHM05

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, descent - normal
  - object - bird(s) (cause)
  - window,flight compartment window/windshield - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE APPROACHING THE TETERBORO AIRPORT, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE WHICH BROKE THE WINDSCREEN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS PARTIALLY BLINDED WITH BLOOD AND FEATHERS. HE REGAINED HIS SIGHT AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT TETERBORO.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6896T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AEROSTAR 602P (AEROSTAR 6)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 62P0922
- Airframe hours: 214
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 280 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Metropolitian Airmotive Corp
- Registered owner: Metropolitian Airmotive Corp
- Departed: AKRON, OH
- Destination: TETERSBORO, NJ
- Airport: TEB, Tetersboro, runway 1, 7,000 × 0 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 13,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 3,000 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 290° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 118 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19820412009159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820412009159A), Apr 12, 1982: Piper 602P, Teterboro, NJ, Substantial damage. Bird strike approaching destination. Broke windshield, injured and temporarily blinded pilot. Landed safely.

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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