# Incident 19790219007089I: Piper PA31, Charlotte, NC, February 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1979, 21:15 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Douglas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WHAA
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N504DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N504DB-2013-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219007089I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AS AIRCRAFT TURNED OFF RUNWAY NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N504DB (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910802060309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802060309A), Aug 2, 1991: Piper PA31310 (N504DB), Byron, CA, Substantial damage. Both engines quit en route. Vectored to airport. Landed short. Hit fence and ditch. No fuel onboard aircraft.
- [Incident 19810123010739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123010739I), Jan 23, 1981: Piper PA31 (N504DB), Anchorage, AK. Right engine began to run rough on climbout. Propeller feathered. Engine shutdown. Engine problem undetermined.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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