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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA31350 · Kirksville, MO · May 17, 1982

Date
May 17, 1982 · 10:22 local
Place
Kirksville, MO
Airport
Kirksville
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GHLA
Aircraft
N3547A
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,674 total1,529 in this make and model113 in the last 90 days

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.

Oil pressure dropped, oil temperature rose. Engine failed on downwind. #6 cylinder connecting rod cap failed.

As the FAA filed it

OIL PRESSURE DROPPED, OIL TEMPERATURE ROSE. ENGINE FAILED ON DOWNWIND. #6 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD CAP FAILED.