ATL81IA039

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-31 · Baltimore, MD · January 28, 1981

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 28, 1981
Place
Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
Injuries
15 uninjured
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N400RAPiper PA-31N890MAMitsubishi MU-2B
Status
Completed · report March 19, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126660

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0006  81/1/28    BALTIMORE,MD        MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48,
        TIME - 0906                    N890MA              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  9                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BWI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,MA                  BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- LNDD RWY 22 WO CLNC,PA-31 CLRD LNDG RWY 28,COLLIDED AT INT.TWR CTLR DISTRACTED BY 3RD ACFT.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0006  81/1/28    BALTIMORE,MD        PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0906                    N400RA              PX-  0  0  7  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BWI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW HAVEN,CT                BALTIMORE,MD                 ISLIP,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- CLRD LNDG RWY 28.MU-2 ON APCH TO RWY 22 LNDD WO CLNC.3RD ACFT DVRTD TWR CTLR'S ATTN.HIT AT INT.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N400RA
Reported as
Piper PA-31
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Bwi

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N890MA
Reported as
Mitsubishi MU-2B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Bwi

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.