# Incident 19910408015819I: Piper PA34200, Springfield, IL, April 8, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1991, 14:55 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2817T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2817T-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,492 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910408015819I

## Narrative

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

NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR SEPARATED AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. BAYONET AND JAMB NUT LOOSE. LOCK TUMBLERS WERE WORN.

## Other reports on N2817T (1)

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

- [Incident 19990827035379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990827035379I), Aug 27, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N2817T), Bullhead City, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that she was distracted by other aircraft in the pattern during her approach, and the she forgot to put the landing gear handle down. The…

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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