# Accident 19820105001919A: Piper PA31310, Ithaca, NY, January 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1982, 07:49 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EMPA
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&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 PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 728 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA82AA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820105001919A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING. PILOTS REPORTED SPLIT FLAP CONDITION TURBULENCE WAS A FACTOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB DCA82AA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA009), Jan 5, 1982: Piper PA-31 (N546BA), Ithaca, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N546BA (3)

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

- [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 19790208005629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790208005629I), Feb 8, 1979: Piper PA31 (N546BA), Boston, MA. Pilot landed on snow covered taxiway instead of runway.
- [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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