- Date
- February 3, 1986, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Rochester, NY
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N777YPPiper PA-42-720
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860203002939A
- Case key
- 30295
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Sequence of events
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On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - icy
Maneuver - attemptedCause
Object - aircraft parked/standing
Analysis
Piper aircraft collided with a parked Cessna aircraft while maneuvering into a parking space at Rochester-monroe airport after landing. The ramp was reported to be ice covered and sanded.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N777YP
- Reported as
- Piper PA-42-720
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 42-5501008
- Airframe hours
- 923
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-61, 620 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lm Berry & Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 18, 1986 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- AGL · Pittsburgh, PA
- Destination
- ROC · Rochester, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ROC · Monroe Co.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,183 total · 365 in this make and model · 3,699 as pilot in command · 165 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.