# Incident 19970201004209I: Piper PA31310, Ogallala, NE, February 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1997, 20:00 local time
- Place: Ogallala, NE
- Airport: Searle Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HVIA
- Location: 41.1195° N, 101.7697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEARLE FLD (OGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1195&lon=-101.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27349, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27349) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970201004209I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 2/1/97, APPROXIMATELY 2000 CST, A PIPER PA-31 REGISTERED TO VALLEY AIRWAYS AND PILOTED BY MR. HERSCHEL BAIRD LANDED AT OGALLALA, NE AIRPORT. ON THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A COPPER TELEPHONE LINE WITH THE NOSEWHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LINE PARTED WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. MR. BAIRD SAID HE HAD DEPARTED LINCOLN, NE FOR AINSWORTH AND OGALLALA, NE WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N27349 (1)

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

- [Incident 20090927052549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090927052549I), Sep 27, 2009: Piper PA-31-310 (N27349), Valentine, NE, No damage. On September 27, 2009, Piper PA-31-310, N27349, s/n 31-7712087 operated by valley airways, inc., was flying a charter from millard airport (kmle), in omaha,…

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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