# Incident 19880803045869I: Piper PA31P, Blythe, CA, August 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1988, 08:20 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Airport: Blythe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KHGA
- Location: 33.6192° N, 114.7169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLYTHE (BLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6192&lon=-114.7169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40NC-2002-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803045869I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. PILOT SAID GEAR DOWN LIGHT ON. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N40NC (1)

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

- [Accident 19820521018109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820521018109A), May 21, 1982: Piper PA31P (N40NC), Salina, KS, Substantial damage. Left engine lost power, pilot unsure of situation landed wheels up off runway. Crankshaft splined bushing stripped.

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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