- Date
- October 25, 1982, 15:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Augusta, ME
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19821025067021A19821025067022A
- Case key
- 69845
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Analysis
The student and flight instructor (CFI) of Cessna 172, N5742T, started to taxi while the student and CFI of Piper JC3-65, N25973, were landing. The Cessna aircrew saw the Piper land and turn off onto the same taxiway that they were on, but from the opposite direction. They stopped the Cessna on the edge of the taxiway with the right wheel just on the pavement to make room for the other plane to pass. The Piper (with no radio) was s-turning so as to see ahead. The CFI of the Piper stated that he had unbuckled and pulled himself up twice to look over the top of the dashboard, but saw nothing ahead. The CFI of the Cessna stated that when the Piper was about 200 ft away, it turned as though to pass, but when it was about 50 ft away, it changed directions and ran into his aircraft he stated that the Cessna was stopped with the brakes on for about 20 sec before the collision. Both aircraft received only minor damage.
The student and flight instructor (CFI) of Cessna 172, N5742T, started to taxi while the student and CFI of Piper JC3-65, N25973, were landing. The Cessna aircrew saw the Piper land and turn off onto the same taxiway that they were on, but from the opposite direction. They stopped the Cessna on the edge of the taxiway with the right wheel just on the pavement to make room for the other plane to pass. The Piper (with no radio) was s-turning so as to see ahead. The CFI of the Piper stated that he had unbuckled and pulled himself up twice to look over the top of the dashboard, but saw nothing ahead. The CFI of the Cessna stated that when the Piper was about 200 ft away, it turned as though to pass, but when it was about 50 ft away, it changed directions and ran into his aircraft. He stated that the Cessna was stopped with the brakes on for about 20 sec before the collision. Both aircraft received only minor damage.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N25973
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3927
- Airframe hours
- 3,704
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Balloon Drifters, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Balloon Drifters, Inc.
- Departed
- AUG · Augusta, ME
- Destination
- AUG · Augusta, ME
- Airport
- AUG · Augusta, runway 17, 4,199 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- N5742T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1725642
- Airframe hours
- 2,547
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Peter Murphy
- Registered owner
- Peter Murphy
- Departed
- AUG · Augusta, ME
- Destination
- AUG · Augusta, ME
- Airport
- AUG · Augusta
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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N25973
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,104 total · 43 in this make and model · 1,006 as pilot in command · 301 in the last 90 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N5742T
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 579 total · 36 in this make and model · 28 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.