- Date
- March 18, 1982, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bayport, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N40627Piper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820318025689I
- Case key
- 69900
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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.
Analysis
The pilot taxied into the parking area and stopped in a position that was facing Cessna 172, N7909G. The pilot of N40627, while sitting in the aft seat, reached forward and accidently caught his coat sleeve on the throttle. The throttle was pushed forward. Subsequently, N40627 moved forward and its propeller struck the wing tip of the Cessna 172. The wing tip of the Cessna was substantially damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40627
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7386
- Airframe hours
- 1,736
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Oakwings, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Oakwings, Inc.
- Departed
- Bayport, NY
- Destination
- Bayport, NY
- Airport
- Bayport
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,048 total · 1,648 as pilot in command · 97 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.