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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-310 · Winston Salem, NC · September 21, 1988

Date: September 21, 1988 · 22:30 local
Place: Winston Salem, NC
Airport: Smith Reynolds
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N251CA
Reported as: Piper PA31310
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,410 total200 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N251CARegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31-179 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Heard loud bang. Nose baggage door light came on. Precautionary landing. Door was ajar. Minor damage to nose.

As the FAA filed it

HEARD LOUD BANG. NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR LIGHT CAME ON. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. DOOR WAS AJAR. MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE.

Other reports on N251CA · 1

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

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