40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 23, 1990 · 18:00 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N31KF
Reported as
Piper PA31T2
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A135
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total2,000 in this make and model125 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.
Power lever for right engine ineffective. Landed and shut engine down. Fuel control front bearing failed.
As the FAA filed it
POWER LEVER FOR RIGHT ENGINE INEFFECTIVE. LANDED AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN. FUEL CONTROL FRONT BEARING FAILED.