36.1659° N, 86.7844° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 12, 1987 · 21:53 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Airport
Nashville Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FKEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N374UM
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming LTIO540J2BD
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total200 in this make and model120 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.
Fuel injector lines to cylinders 1, 3, and 5 broke. Engine secured. Landed ok. No fire.
As the FAA filed it
FUEL INJECTOR LINES TO CYLINDERS 1, 3, AND 5 BROKE. ENGINE SECURED. LANDED OK. NO FIRE.