# Incident 19920601023239I: Piper PA31350, Fairbanks, AK, June 1, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1992, 08:56 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WVBA
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59829, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59829) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601023239I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HAD POWER ASYMMETRY ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. SMOKE FROM ENGINE. TURBOCHARGER OIL SEAL HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N59829 (1)

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

- [Incident 19901129058489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129058489I), Nov 29, 1990: Piper PA31350 (N59829), Fairbanks, AK. Unable to get gear retracted and locked. Returned. Landed without incident.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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