# NTSB NYC82DFJ01: Piper PA-32R, N38642, Rochester, NY, October 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1981
- Place: Rochester, NY · ROCHESTER, NY
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DFJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DFJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3078  81/10/12   ROCHESTER,NY        PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2020                    N38642              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 34, 1473 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            215 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHESTER-MONROE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ROCHESTER,NY                RETURN                       OXFORD,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        REMARKS- INTERNAL LEAK IN HYD PORTION OF PWR PACK,PN 9667100.PUMP WOULD RUN CONTINUOUSLY,THEN OVRHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N38642 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rochester-Monroe

## 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 19811012066589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012066589A), Oct 12, 1981: Piper PA32R300, Rochester, NY, Substantial damage. Reported repeated popped gear circuit breaker. Gear collapsed on landing . Failed to check down. Leak in hydro pump

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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