# Incident 19790926049649I: Piper PA23, Little Rock, AR, September 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1979, 18:35 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62482, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62482-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 4,000 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/19790926049649I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. PILOT SHUT IT DOWN. A CYLINDER HAD CRACKED.

## Other reports on N62482 (2)

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

- [Incident 19831211060459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831211060459I), Dec 11, 1983: Piper PA23250 (N62482), Loiza, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on rollout. Landed on a crop dusting strip. Marijuana found. Confiscated by us customs.
- [Accident 19790131001929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790131001929A), Jan 31, 1979: Piper PA23250 (N62482), Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on night takeoff. Icy runway. Snow covered some of runway lights.

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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