# Incident 19820702044819I: Piper PA32R301T, Dallas, TX, July 2, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1982, 22:52 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Love
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHKA
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8159S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8159S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702044819I

## Narrative

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

DURING POWER CHECK BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE WASTE GATE CONTROL VALVE BUSHING SEIZED OPEN ON THE BUTTERFLY SHAFT.

## Other reports on N8159S (1)

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

- [Incident 19811028075159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811028075159I), Oct 28, 1981: Piper PA32R301T (N8159S), Putnam, TX, Minor damage. Engine lost power, saw flames. Shut engine down, landed on road, gear up, found exhaust tube pn LW15811 broke.

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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