# Accident 19820521018109A: Piper PA31P, Salina, KS, May 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1982, 08:20 local time
- Place: Salina, KS
- Airport: Salina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8109° N, 97.6099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8109&lon=-97.6099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40NC-2002-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541E1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,192 total, 28 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820521018109A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER, PILOT UNSURE OF SITUATION LANDED WHEELS UP OFF RUNWAY. CRANKSHAFT SPLINED BUSHING STRIPPED.

## 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 MKC82DA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA087), May 21, 1982: Piper PA-31P (N40NC), Salina, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40NC (1)

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

- [Incident 19880803045869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803045869I), Aug 3, 1988: Piper PA31P (N40NC), Blythe, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Pilot said gear down light on. Minor damage.

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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