# Incident 19821122065609I: Piper PA32R300, Roanoke, VA, November 22, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1982, 18:05 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Woodrum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400WS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400WS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T2 (registry code 7103127, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A (registry code 52260, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-135a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 500 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821122065609I

## Narrative

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

TAXIED INTO UNLIGHTED RAISED HELIPAD ON AIRPORT RAMP. PROPELLER STRIKE CAUSED SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE.

## Other reports on N400WS (1)

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

- [Accident 19840717039579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717039579A), Jul 17, 1984: Piper PA32R300 (N400WS), Rock Hill, SC, Destroyed. Engine surged and failed. Crashed near residence. Found water in fuel. Irregularities in maintenance records.

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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