# Incident 19820127006019I: Cvac 34031, Scottsbluff, NE, January 27, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1982, 14:40 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Airport: Scottsbluff
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FALA
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73106, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73106-1997-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340-31 (registry code 2422804, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC 34031
- People aboard: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total, 4,800 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820127006019I

## Narrative

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

JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, GUST CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO WEATHERCOCK AND DRIFT. TAIL RAISED. ONE PROP HIT RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N73106 (2)

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

- [Incident 19820318024339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820318024339I), Mar 18, 1982: Cvac 34031 (N73106), Aztec, NM. Flight flew around rain showers. Saw and landed on wrong airport.
- [Incident 19780613045699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780613045699I), Jun 13, 1978: Cvac STCAPJC (N73106), Denver, CO. Engine fire light on during takeoff hold, engine shut down. No fire, replaced loops and connectors.

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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