# NTSB NYC86LA070: Piper PA-42-720, N777YP, Rochester, NY, February 3, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 3, 1986, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Location: 43.1191° N, 77.6719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FREDERICK DOUGLASS/GREATER ROCHESTER INTL (ROC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1191&lon=-77.6719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA070
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30295/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA070

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi
  - terrain condition - icy
  - maneuver - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
  - 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-42-720
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 42-5501008
- Airframe hours: 923
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 33; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860203002939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860203002939A), Feb 3, 1986: Piper PA42720, Rochester, NY, Substantial damage. While following linemans directions to parking, aircraft encountered ice on ramp and slid into a parked aircraft.

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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