# Incident 19960706032639I: Piper PA31350, Ft Lauderdale, FL, July 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1996, 20:30 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59987, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59987) (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 TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960706032639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 6, 1996, AT ABOUT 2030 LCL, A PIPER PA-31-350, REGISTERED TO WINGS AS EAGLES MISSION AIR SERV, INC., WAS ON DESCENT INTO FT. LAUDERDALE, FL, FROM GRAND TURK. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES EAST OF FLL, THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THEN AT ABOUT 40 MILES OUT, THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE AND CONTINUE HIS FLIGHT INTO FLL WITH NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURY. FURTHER INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT HAND INLINE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY AND THE LEFT INLINE FUEL PUMP OPERATED AT A VERY LOW PRESSURE. BOTH ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMPS WERE ALSO REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL.

## Other reports on N59987 (2)

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

- [Incident 19900827045699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900827045699I), Aug 27, 1990: Piper PA31350 (N59987), Rochester, NY. Unsafe right main landing gear indication. Landed safely. Faulty gear up indication.
- [Incident 19880113004729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880113004729I), Jan 13, 1988: Piper PA31350 (N59987), Rochester, NY. Oil pressure went to zero. Engine shut down. Found piston and rod failure.

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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