# Incident 19821130065449I: Piper PA60600, Raleigh, NC, November 30, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1982, 08:30 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Raleigh Durham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WHAA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747KD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747KD-1997-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821130065449I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. DECLARED EMERGENCY. FOUND THAT THE CAMSHAFT FAILED AND CRANK CASE WAS CRACKED.

## Other reports on N747KD (4)

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

- [Incident 19820426017119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820426017119I), Apr 26, 1982: Piper PA60600 (N747KD), Charlotte, NC. Attitude gyro failed on climb. Pilot unable to use partial panel. Lost control and altitude. Broke out and landed.
- [Incident 19800715061129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715061129I), Jul 15, 1980: Piper PA60600 (N747KD), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Nose gear would not lock down due to ruptured landing gear flex line.
- [Incident 19790312008369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790312008369I), Mar 12, 1979: Piper PA60600 (N747KD), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose bungee had insufficient downlock tension.
- [Incident 19780206006209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780206006209I), Feb 6, 1978: Piper 600SMITH (N747KD), Lancaster, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown. Right main wheel was locked with ice. Right gear collapsed.

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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