# NTSB MIA82FA038: Piper PA-34-200T, N32555, Newport Richey, FL, January 23, 1982 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report - Date: January 23, 1982, 15:34 local (20:34 UTC) - Place: Newport Richey, FL - Coordinates: 30.160657, -84.199279 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1607&lon=-84.1993&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 23, 1983 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 72013 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FA038 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72013/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA038 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Midair collision, approach - control tower - unavailable - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - Midair collision, cruise - normal - traffic advisory - performed, atc personnel(dep/apch) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) THE PILOT DEPARTED ORLANDO, FLORIDA ON A VFR FLIGHT TO TAMPA, FLORIDA. AT ABOUT 1534 EST, THE PILOT CONTACTED TAMPA APPROACH CONTROL FOR VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING. APPROACH CONTROL REPORTED RADAR CONTACT, AND AT THE SAME TIME, ISSUED AN ADVISORY, "TRAFFIC AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK, ONE MILE." THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A FEW SECONDS LATER, A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT OCCURRED FROM THE ABOVE, LEFT SIDE. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT BOTH LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS A PIPER PA-34, N32555, IN A LEFT TURN OVER A LOCAL AIRPORT. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO THE HIDDEN LAKE AIRPORT WHICH WAS IN THE LOCAL AREA. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE ONE CIRCLE OVER THE AIRPORT AT 2300 FT. WHILE TURNING LEFT THROUGH A SOUTHWESTERLY HEADING, HE HEARD A LOUD THUMP. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE REALIZED THAT A COLLISION HAD OCCURRED WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT BOTH LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS A CESSNA 150, N45453, THAT HAD DEPARTED ORLANDO, FLORIDA ON A VFR FLIGHT TO TAMPA, FLORIDA. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N32555](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32555), registered now, S/N 34-7570032, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T - Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 34-7570032 - Airframe hours: 1746 - Engines: CONTINENTAL TSI-360-E 210 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: John Papadakis - Registered owner: John Papadakis - Departed: CLEARWATER, FL - Destination: CLEARWATER, FL ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N45453](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45453-1988-12-23), registration cancelled 1988-12-23, S/N 15076929 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M - Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 150-76929 - Airframe hours: 2240 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Astro Aviation, Inc - Registered owner: Henry Surface - Departed: ORLANDO, FL - Destination: TAMPA, FL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N32555; age 49; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 16,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 15,500 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N45453; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 13 in the last 30 days, 15 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 12 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Temperature: 169 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: TPA, 18 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19820123001761A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001761A), Jan 23, 1982: Piper PA34200T, Port Richey, FL, Substantial damage. Mid-air collision with Cessna N45453 in level flight. Both aircraft landed safely. - [Accident 19820123001762A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001762A), Jan 23, 1982: Cessna 150M, Port Richey, FL, Substantial damage. Mid-air collision with Piper N32555 in level flight. Both aircraft landed safely. From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.