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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Stockton, CA · April 25, 1991

Date: April 25, 1991 · 04:21 local
Place: Stockton, CA
Airport: Stockton Metropolitan
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N4363M
Reported as: Piper PA46310P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,451 total150 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N4363MRegistered now · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 46-8408058 Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310P Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While on autopilot aircraft entered steep spiral. Recovered and diverted. Vacuum leak resulted in erroneous gyro.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON AUTOPILOT AIRCRAFT ENTERED STEEP SPIRAL. RECOVERED AND DIVERTED. VACUUM LEAK RESULTED IN ERRONEOUS GYRO.

Other reports on N4363M · 2

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

Incident 19861126075699IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Batavia, OHDeparted runway side on rollout. During attempt to return to runway, nose wheel struck a lip and folded backward.Nov 26, 1986 · Minor damage Incident 19851120068439ITakeoff Ground Roll · Batavia, OHAircraft veered off runway on takeoff roll. During attempt to taxi out of sod, propeller contacted runway.Nov 20, 1985 · Minor damage