19880113004729I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Rochester, NY · January 13, 1988

Date
January 13, 1988 · 19:18 local
Place
Rochester, NY
Airport
Rochester-Monroe County
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BIWA
Aircraft
N59987
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,775 total100 in this make and model100 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 went to zero. Engine shut down. Found piston and rod failure.

As the FAA filed it

OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FOUND PISTON AND ROD FAILURE.

Other reports on N59987 · 2

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