# Incident 19820221008839I: Piper PA32RT300T, Banner Elk, NC, February 21, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: Banner Elk, NC
- Airport: Beech Mountain
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1590° N, 81.8678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Banner Elk, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1590&lon=-81.8678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21492, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21492-1996-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 584 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221008839I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER HARD LANDING. PILOT STATED STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO PITCH NOSE DOWN.

## Other reports on N21492 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900203038989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900203038989A), Feb 3, 1990: Piper PA32RT300T (N21492), Provo, UT, Substantial damage. Exhaust pipe to turbo charger came off. Hot exhaust gas ignited baggage wall blanket.

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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