# Incident 19900413015319I: Piper PA28140, Elmira, NY, April 13, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1990, 10:43 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Elmira-Corning Regional
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1599° N, 76.8917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMIRA/CORNING RGNL (ELM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1599&lon=-76.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55379, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55379-1998-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 75 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413015319I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AND RADIO FAILURE.PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITHOUT CLEARANCE. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE EITHER PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N55379 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890715042879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715042879I), Jul 15, 1989: Piper PA28140 (N55379), Batavia, NY, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Departed left side of runway. Had a crosswind.
- [Incident 19830527029459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830527029459I), May 27, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N55379), Frostproof, FL, Minor damage. Engine RPM drop, smoke and flames from engine. Put out fire after landing. Fuel pump gasket leaked fuel.

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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