# Incident 19820409050609I: Piper PA23, Tuscaloosa, AL, April 9, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Airport: Tuscaloosa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2206° N, 87.6114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2206&lon=-87.6114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3016P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3016P-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-340 series (registry code 41510, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O340A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 10 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820409050609I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION RIGHT PROP. AFTER LANDING STUDENT MECHANIC RESTARTED ENGINE TO CHECK. PROP SEPARATED. PRIOR BLADE STRIKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL82LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82LA098), Apr 9, 1982: Piper PA-23-170 (N3016P), Tuscaloosa, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3016P (1)

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

- [Incident 19810312028359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810312028359I), Mar 12, 1981: Piper PA23160 (N3016P), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Number one prop blade clamp separated on takeoff. Nose gear not fully down at forced landing on runway.

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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