40.7910° N, 77.8568° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of State College, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 24, 1994 · 11:30 local
Place
State College, PA
Airport
University Park
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4088Z
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
730 total84 in this make and model104 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.
Rough running left engine. Precautionary landing at State College. NR1 cylinder bolts had sheared off.
As the FAA filed it
ROUGH RUNNING LEFT ENGINE. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT STATE COLLEGE. NR1 CYLINDER BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF.