# Incident 19880921056039I: Piper PA31310, Winston Salem, NC, September 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1988, 22:30 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1337° N, 80.2220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH REYNOLDS (INT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1337&lon=-80.2220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251CA-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,410 total, 200 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/19880921056039I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19970615021849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970615021849I), Jun 15, 1997: Piper PA31310 (N251CA), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Narrative: on 6-15-97 a Piper PA-31 from Bahamas to fll landed at fll on runway exited to taxiway gulf. The aircraft experienced a loss of brakes and ran off…

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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