# Incident 19821228068809I: Piper PA60600, North Myrtle Be, SC, December 28, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1982, 16:02 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8118° N, 78.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND STRAND (CRE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8118&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7526S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7526S-1996-02-28) (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 IO540G1B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 350 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821228068809I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE FEATHERED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. EMERGENCY GEAR PROCEDURES USED.

## Other reports on N7526S (3)

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

- [Accident 19891102044409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891102044409A), Nov 2, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N7526S), Apopka, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Impact with lake waters. Pilot was up all night. No mechanical.
- [Incident 19890508029529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890508029529I), May 8, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N7526S), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Gear extended on climb. Hydraulic pressure at 0. Returned. Nose gear collpased. Hydraulic pressure hose ruptured.
- [Incident 19780628039509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628039509I), Jun 28, 1978: Piper 600SMITH (N7526S), Worcester, MA, Minor damage. During rollout nose gear collapsed. Hole in hydraulic hose due to chafing.

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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