# Incident 19900808041809I: Piper PA30, Charlotte, NC, August 8, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1990, 21:38 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5325, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5325-1991-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900808041809I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE DEVELOPED VIBRATION. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOUND PROPELLER HUB FRACTURED.

## Other reports on N5325 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860626063109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860626063109I), Jun 26, 1986: Piper PA30 (N5325), Statesboro, GA, Minor damage. During supervised solo, aircraft was landed gear up. Unreported until a public complaint was received.
- [Incident 19820103005289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820103005289I), Jan 3, 1982: Piper PA30 (N5325), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Airplane veered left on touchdown, landing gear collapsed, skidded of runway. Gear tested normal.

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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