- Date
- November 10, 1984, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Waterford, CT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3772MPiper PA-28-181N19091Beech B95
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19841110061332A19841110061331A
- Case key
- 35646
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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
N3772M (acft 'a') was on lndg roll on runway 15 when N19091 (acft 'b') initiated taxi across the runway. Acft 'a' swerved to avoid collision but inadequate clrnc was available. Right wing of acft 'a' collided with left wing of acft 'b'. Plt of acft 'b' stated that as he approached the intersection of the taxiway and runway, he observed the wind indicator favoring runway 33 and looked for traffic lndg to the north. He did not check for possible traffic lndg south before starting across the runway.
N3772M (acft 'a') was on lndg roll on runway 15 when N19091 (acft 'b') initiated taxi across the runway. Acft 'a' swerved to avoid collision but inadequate clrnc was available. Right wing of acft 'a' collided with left wing on acft 'b'. Plt of acft 'b' stated that as he approached the intersection of the taxiway and runway, he observed the wind indicator favoring runway 33 and looked for traffic lndg to the north. He did not check for possible traffic lndg south before starting across the runway.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3772M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287890331
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- New London Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 0B8 · Fisher Island, NY
- Airport
- 7B8 · Waterford, runway 18, 1,825 × 50 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
- N19091
- Reported as
- Beech B95
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TD481
- Airframe hours
- 3,200
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Anagnos, George
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- 7B8 · Waterford, runway 18, 1,825 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N3772M
- Age
- 53
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,934 total · 3,487 in this make and model · 3,609 as pilot in command · 114 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N19091
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,700 total · 42 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3772M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.