- Date
- February 12, 1986, 13:56 local (18:56 UTC)
- Place
- Farmingdale, NY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N80827Universal Aircraft Industries GC-1BN8298APiper PA-28RT-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19860212013871A19860212013872A
- Case key
- 30299
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A Piper acft was standing in the runup area that is adjacent to taxiway A5. The plt of the globe acft taxied into the runup area and because the sun was in his eyes and the Piper was in his blind spot he ran into the Piper.
Piper acft was standing in the runup area that is adjacent to taxiway A5. The plt of the globe acft taxied into the runup area and because the sun was in his eyes and the Piper was in his blind spot he ran into the Piper.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N80827
- Reported as
- Universal Aircraft Industries GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 203
- Airframe hours
- 1,734
- Engine
- Franklin 6AS-350, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joda Leasing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 9, 1985
- Airport
- FRG · Republic
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
- N8298A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28RT-201T (PA-28RT-20)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-8118028
- Airframe hours
- 2,326
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Flightways Of L.I.
- Registered owner
- Ervin J. Volk
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 23, 1985 · 53 hours before
- Destination
- Ithaca, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FRG · Republic
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N80827
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,216 total · 674 in this make and model
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8298A
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 528 total · 177 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FRG, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.