# Incident 19960122004649I: Piper PA34200, Philadelphia, PA, January 22, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1996, 14:45 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0819° N, 75.0106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (PNE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0819&lon=-75.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5344T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5344T-2003-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960122004649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT N5344T DEPARTED FLYING W AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM AND DURING FLIGHT BOTH ENGINE THROTTLES STUCK PARTIALLY OPEN. ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PNE RUNWAY 24. AFTER LANDING THE RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAUGHT FIRE. INVESTIGATION FROM THIS OFFICE REVEALED THAT THE NO. 1 ENGINE THROTTLE LINKAGE CAME OFF. THE NO. 2 ENGINE PROPELLER STRIKE ON LANDING. FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION ON REPAIR STATION AND AIRCRAFT PAINT SHOP. FOR MORE DETAILS OF THIS INCIDENT SEE EA179604268 (PTRS). THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5344T (2)

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

- [Incident 19950615026499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950615026499I), Jun 15, 1995: Piper PA34200 (N5344T), Cross Keys, NJ. Vibration on left side on takeoff. Aborted. Left main tire blew out. Brake had locked up.
- [Incident 19780824049179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824049179I), Aug 24, 1978: Piper PA34200 (N5344T), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off runway when disc assembly separated. Part number 734554A.

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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