# NTSB NYC91LA198: Piper PA-32R-300, N2237M, Atlantic City, NJ, August 3, 1991 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 3, 1991, 11:20 local (15:20 UTC) - Place: Atlantic City, NJ - Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 6 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 24, 1993 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 36978 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC91LA198 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36978/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA198 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N6877M TO INSURE THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR PRIOR TO PULLING ONTO THE RUNWAY. ## Probable cause (aircraft 1) THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N6877M TO INSURE THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR PRIOR TO PULLING ONTO THE RUNWAY. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - aircraft moving on ground - remedial action - not performed, pilot of other aircraft - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - object - aircraft moving on ground - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) A PIPER PA-32 WAS JUST TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 22 WHEN A CESSNA 210 ENTERED THE RUNWAY, CROSSING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT ON A HEADING OF 110 DEGREES, TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 29. THE PROPELLER OF THE CESSNA 210 CUT THROUGH THE RIGHT WING OF THE PIPER PA-32 JUST OUTBOARD OF THE LANDING GEAR AND IT SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE PIPER PA-32 CONTINUED WITH LANDING ROLL-OUT. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 210 SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE PIPER PA-32 ON SHORT FINAL, OR HEAR HIS RADIO TRANSMISSION WHEN HE CALLED ON FINAL. THE RADIO CALL WAS HEARD BY THE UNICOM OPERATOR AT THE AIRPORT. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) A PIPER PA-32 WAS JUST TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 22 WHEN A CESSNA 210 ENTERED THE RUNWAY, CROSSING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT ON A HEADING OF 110 DEGREES, TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 29. THE PROPELLER OF THE CESSNA 210 CUT THROUGH THE RIGHT WING OF THE PIPER PA-32 JUST OUTBOARD OF THE LANDING GEAR AND IT SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE PIPER PA-32 CONTINUED WITH LANDING ROLL-OUT. THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 210 SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE PIPER PA-32 ON SHORT FINAL, OR HEAR HIS RADIO TRANSMISSION WHEN HE CALLED ON FINAL. THE RADIO CALL WAS HEARD BY THE UNICOM OPERATOR AT THE AIRPORT. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N2237M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2237M-1992-02-10), registration cancelled 1992-02-10, S/N 32R7880055 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300 - Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 32R-7880056 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Quantico Marine Corps Flying - Registered owner: Unknown - Last inspection: Unknown, January 2, 2000 - Departed: NYG, QUANTICO, VA - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: AIY, Bader Field, runway 22, 2,596 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N6877M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6877M-2002-01-02), registration cancelled 2002-01-02, S/N 21062000, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M - Registry model: [Cessna T210M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (registry code 2073451) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 21062000 - Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R1A 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Domie B. Muscara - Registered owner: Domie B. Muscara - Last inspection: Unknown, January 2, 2000 - Destination: WWD, WILDWOOD, NJ - Airport: AIY, Bader Field ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N2237M; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 637 total, 34 in this make and model, 576 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N6877M; age 59; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,065 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 7 knots - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F - Observed at: AIY, 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19910803031542A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803031542A), Aug 3, 1991: Piper PA32R300, Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. Landing on runway other aircraft crossed runway taxiing to other runway prop cut right wing as plane rolled by. - [Accident 19910803031541A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803031541A), Aug 3, 1991: Cessna T210M, Atlantic City, NJ, Substantial damage. Entered runway as aircraft was landing on same. Prop cut thru wing of other aircraft as it rolled by. Failed clear. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.