# Incident 19910424019039I: Piper PA24260, Elmira, NY, April 24, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1991, 14:52 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Elmira-Corning Regional
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- 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: N8644P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8644P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 15 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910424019039I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED INDUCTION ICING WHILE PERFORMING PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES.

## Other reports on N8644P (1)

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

- [Incident 19910424018269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910424018269I), Apr 24, 1991: Piper PA24260 (N8644P), Sayre, PA. Engine losing power. Emergency landing at Blue Swan. Indication air inlet iced. Alternate air door failed to open.

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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