# Incident 19911012054249I: Piper PA31, Portland, ME, October 12, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1991, 02:00 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BRDA
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777HM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777HM-1998-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,885 total, 975 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911012054249I

## Narrative

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

LOST SPINNER FROM RIGHT PROPELLER ON TAKEOFF. LANDED SAFELY ON RETURN TO AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N777HM (3)

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

- [Accident 19980301002179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980301002179A), Mar 1, 1998: Piper PA31 (N777HM), Presque Isle, ME, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Bird air taxi crashed under unknown circ, 2 POB suffered fatal inj, acft was destroyed, Presque Isle, ME. (.4)the pilot was performing a night vor/dme approach…
- [Incident 19940803048509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940803048509I), Aug 3, 1994: Piper PA31310 (N777HM), Albany, NY, Minor damage. NR2 cylinder right engine separated en route. Shutdown. Diverted alb. Cause cylinder failure undetermined.
- [Incident 19940425014519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940425014519I), Apr 25, 1994: Piper PA31310 (N777HM), Albany, NY. Right engine failure on climb. Returned. Found crankshaft had failed.

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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