# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-30, 1982 NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB NYC83LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA021.md): Piper PA-30 · Nantucket, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1982 · N7689Y · Substantial damage > Pilot approached runway and right wing dropped. Pilot corrected with full power aileron and elevator. Aircraft yawed and rolled to left. Left wing hit and main gear collapsed. Aircraft groundlooped and stopped. - [NTSB CHI83LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA028.md): Piper PA-30 · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1982 · N7850Y · Substantial damage > The pilot taxiied onto 8 foot culvert after landing. Pilot complained of taxiway markings and lighting. He also said he never saw the culvert. - [NTSB NYC83LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA010.md): Piper PA-30 · Allentown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 1982 · N7518Y · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that while practicing touch-and-go landings he encountered turbulence during a touchdown. When he aborted the takeoff segment the aircraft departed the runway and the landing gear collapsed. - [NTSB NYC82DA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA229.md): Piper PA-30F · Dubois, PA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 20, 1982 · N330CP · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff the radio master circuit breaker tripped. He repositioned the switch but it tripped again. As the flight returned to the airport the landing gear and flap trim failed to respond. The pilot confirmed a complete loss… - [NTSB LAX82DA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA315.md): Piper PA-30 · Santa Catalina, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 22, 1982 · N7956Y · Destroyed > The aircraft lost right engine power following departure from Santa Catalina. Unable to climb the aircraft to airport altitude the pilot decided to proceed over the open sea to san clemente. About 19 miles from the island the pilot stated he switched fuel… - [NTSB CHI82DA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA250.md): Piper PA-30-160 · Salem, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 15, 1982 · N7047Y · Substantial damage > Pilot stated he had 3 green gear lights. During touchdown and roll the landing gear collapsed. The landing gear control switch collar was defective and if the pilot did not hold the gear selector in the down position it may have returned to off before the… - [NTSB MIA82DA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA145.md): Piper PA-30 · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 2, 1982 · N7712Y · Substantial damage > There was no green light indication on landing approach, however a fly-by confirmed the gear was down. During landing roll the right main gear and nose gear collapsed. The aircraft ground looped. - [NTSB CHI82FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA211.md): Piper PA-30 · Vandalia, OH · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1982 · N7254Y · Substantial damage > During descent at 215 mph the acft entered violent buffeting. Recovery was initiated by reducing power & the acft landed without any further incident. Examination revealed the horizontal stabilator was permanently bent downward on both sides. The acft was… - [NTSB FTW82FRG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG31.md): Piper PA-30 · San Antonio, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 17, 1982 · N7705Y · Substantial damage > Due to unfavorable weather conditions enroute to austin, TX the pilot diverted to San Antonio, TX. The engines lost power as the aircraft approached the destination airport. The pilot was unable to restart the engines or glide to the airport and the pilot… - [NTSB MIA82DA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA083.md): Piper PA-30 · Placida, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 24, 1982 · N8043Y · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that during the beginning of the landing roll the right main and nose landing gears collapsed. Examination revealed that the retraction torque tube arm fitting, Piper p/n 21012-03, which links the right main and nose gear to the retraction… - [NTSB MIA82DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA070.md): Piper PA-30 · Crescent City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 12, 1982 · N7433Y · Substantial damage > The pilot landed on an upward sloping runway in very calm wind conditions. He stated that he failed to properly monitor the airspeed on final approach, and when he chopped the power, it resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB CHI82DA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA078.md): Piper PA-30 · Valparaiso, IN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 5, 1982 · N34EE · Substantial damage > The pilot reported encountering severe icing conditions after he had canceled his IFR flight plan and had the airport in sight. At that point, he felt that the safest alternative was to continue the approach. The approach was flown at 120 mph with no flaps.… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1982 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103002')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103002&year=1982 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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