# NTSB NYC82DA117: Piper PA-22-108, N5621Z, Syracuse, NY, June 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 2, 1982, 19:52 local (23:52 UTC)
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Coordinates: 43.100841, -76.119148 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1008&lon=-76.1191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA117
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72776/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA117

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, taxi - from landing

## Analysis

DURING A LANDING, THE PILOT SLOWED TO TAXI SPEED WHEN THE TOWER INSTRUCTED HIM TO EXPEDITE A TURNOFF ONTO A TAXIWAY. WHILE COMPLYING WITH THIS REQUEST AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY AND NOSED OVER IN A GRASSY AREA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5621Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-9432
- Airframe hours: 1857
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-C1B 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Thomas A. Savage
- Registered owner: Thomas A. Savage
- Departed: 1B8, CANASTOVA, NY
- Destination: M31, HALLS, TN
- Airport: SYR, Hancock International, runway 28, 9,003 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 121 total, 34 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 156 °F
- Observed at: SYR

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820602021359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820602021359A), Jun 2, 1982: Piper PA22108, Syracuse, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control after making high speed turn off runway during landing roll.

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.

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