# Incident 19790208005629I: Piper PA31, Boston, MA, February 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1979, 15:12 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EMP
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N546BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N546BA-1983-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790208005629I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LANDED ON SNOW COVERED TAXIWAY INSTEAD OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N546BA (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820105001919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820105001919A), Jan 5, 1982: Piper PA31310 (N546BA), Ithaca, NY, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during approach for landing. Pilots reported split flap condition turbulence was a factor.
- [Incident 19810428027969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428027969I), Apr 28, 1981: Piper PA31 (N546BA), Oriskany, NY, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed at touchdown and gear indication light was green. Cycling gear in flight would not put out lite
- [Incident 19780828039959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780828039959I), Aug 28, 1978: Piper PA31 (N546BA), Albany, NY. Engine began to quit. Boost pump turned on and precautionary landing made. Fuel pump shaft sheared.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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