- Date
- January 20, 1987, 10:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place
- Westerly, RI
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30481
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Analysis
The Piper PA-32-260 was taking off from an uncontrolled airport and making a left downwind departure. A second aircraft, a Piper PA-28-181 was transiting the area 1 mile south of the airport an an altitude of 1500 ft AGL. The PA-28-181 saw the PA-32-260 just prior to contact and made a descending right turn. The right main landing gear wheel struck the aft portion of the left wing tip of the PA-28-181. The right outboard aileron hinge was destroyed and the aileron bent backward and up. The PA-32-260 received a small cut on the right main landing gear tire and a scrape on the outside portion of the wheel rim. The pilot of the PA-32-260 said he never saw the other aircraft prior to contact. Two passengers, one in the right front seat and the other in the right rear seat of the PA-32-260 both saw the PA-28-181 prior to the collision. Both aircraft landed safely.
The Piper PA-32-260 was taking off from an uncontrolled airport and making a left downwind departure. A second aircraft, a Piper PA-28-181 was transiting the area 1 mile south of the airport at an altitude of 1500 ft AGL. The PA-28-181 saw the PA-32-260 just prior to contact and made a descending right turn. The right main landing gear wheel struck the aft portion of the left wing tip of the PA-28-181. The right outboard aileron hinge was destroyed and the aileron bent backward and up. The PA-32-260 received a small cut on the right main landing gear tire and a scrape on the outside portion of the wheel rim. The pilot of the PA-32-260 said he never saw the other aircraft prior to contact. Two passengers, one in the right front seat and the other in the right rear seat of the PA-32-260 both saw the PA-28-181 prior to the collision. Both aircraft landed safely.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3293W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-126
- Airframe hours
- 12,441
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E465, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- New England Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · December 23, 1986 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- WST
- Destination
- BID · Block Island, RI
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- runway 32
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
- N4319Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8490010
- Airframe hours
- 748
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Three Wing Crop. Of Conn.
- Registered owner
- Russell Peppet
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 30, 1986 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- BDR · Bridgeport, CT
- Destination
- ACK · Nantucket, MA
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 N3293W
- Age
- 26
- 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
- 2,300 total · 600 in this make and model · 2,150 as pilot in command · 130 in the last 90 days · 57 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N4319Y
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 221 total · 26 in this make and model · 63 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GON, 11 nm away