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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA31 · Albany, NY · December 6, 1978

Date: December 6, 1978 · 20:23 local
Place: Albany, NY
Airport: Co
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft: N407CA
Reported as: Piper PA31
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,400 total1,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N407CARegistration cancelled May 7, 1990 · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31255 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Propeller surged on final approach. Maintenance found prop dome pressure low & spark plugs fouled.

As the FAA filed it

PROPELLER SURGED ON FINAL APPROACH. MAINTENANCE FOUND PROP DOME PRESSURE LOW & SPARK PLUGS FOULED.

Other reports on N407CA · 2

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

Incident 19810329029619IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Syracuse, NYAircraft struck runway light debris on runway during landing. Unknown how debris got on runway.Mar 29, 1981 · Minor damage Incident 19800103013889IFinal Approach · Windsor Locks, CTGear position lights showed unlocked position right main gear. Inboard door forward hinge PN46653-00 failed.Jan 3, 1980 · Minor damage