# Incident 19851217068369I: Piper PA31T, Rochester, NY, December 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1985, 11:03 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester Monroe County
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777JM-1994-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851217068369I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT THROTTLE STUCK IN CRUISE SPEED. ADDITIONAL FORCE USED. SAFE LANDING. THROTTLE ASSEMBLY LUBRICATED.

## Other reports on N777JM (1)

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

- [Accident 19940221002749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940221002749A), Feb 21, 1994: Piper PA31T (N777JM), Norwood, MA, Substantial damage. Made approach below minimums on uplowed portion of runway onto snowbank. Collapsed gear. Rain and fog factors.

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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