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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands · September 9, 1979

Date: September 9, 1979 · 07:30 local
Place: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Airport: Harry S Truman
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5627Y
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5627YRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-2738 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot experienced left engine difficulty on short final. Landed on grass to left of runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXPERIENCED LEFT ENGINE DIFFICULTY ON SHORT FINAL. LANDED ON GRASS TO LEFT OF RUNWAY.

Other reports on N5627Y · 1

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

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