# Incident 19960307006019I: Piper PA31350, Grand Island, NE, March 7, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1996, 05:35 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Central Nebraska Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9675° N, 98.3096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTRAL NEBRASKA RGNL (GRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9675&lon=-98.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23NP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23NP-1997-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960307006019I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA TO NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA WHEN ABOUT 25 MINUTES OUT OF COLUMBUS THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT SHUDDER; MANIFOLD PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE DROPPED. THE PILOT NOTICED A FIRE IN THE COWLING AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED FOR THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS DIRECTED TO GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE #1 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD CAME THROUGH THE TOP OF THE CASE SPRAYING OIL ON THE EXHAUST CAUSING THE FIRE. SOME FIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE FLAP, GEAR DOOR AND LOWER WING SKIN. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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