# Incident 19820627040059I: Bell 212, Abilene, TX, June 27, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1982, 08:45 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CPLA
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N346CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346CA-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Construcciones Aeronauticas C-212-CC (registry code 2410204, https://openairdocs.org/model/construcciones-aeronauticas-c-212-cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 100 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820627040059I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TESTING NEGATIVE TORQUE SYSTEM INCORRECTLY. CAUSED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. NO DEFECTS IN NTS SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N346CA (3)

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

- [Incident 19870323028559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870323028559I), Mar 23, 1987: Casa C212CC (N346CA), Abilene, TX. Right engine flamed out on landing when propeller was put in reverse thrust. Pilot tube found sheared.
- [Incident 19840405019939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840405019939I), Apr 5, 1984: Bell 212 (N346CA), Dallas, TX. Departed left side of runway on rollout. Found faulty steering actuator and pressure directional valve.
- [Incident 19820306007099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820306007099I), Mar 6, 1982: Casa C212 (N346CA), Irving, TX. Zt za smoke from panel on climbout. Cut off circuits. Landed ok. Left prop beta light wiring shorted.

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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