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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA31350 · Rochester, NY · February 21, 1997

Date: February 21, 1997 · 07:45 local
Place: Rochester, NY
Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: CFNAG
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming LTIO540J2BD
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,300 total1,500 in this make and model120 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.

Narrative: on February 21, 1997, a Piper PA-31-350, canadian registry c-fnag, operated by island airlink corp. experienced high oil temperature on the right engine a few minutes after take-off. The pilot saw smoke and oil coming from the engine and shut it down. He declared an emergency and returned to the Rochester airport. The aircraft landed without further incident. Corporate wings (the FBO) maintenance personnel found the #5 piston with a hole burned in it due to a failed piston pin plug. #5 cylinder assembly was changed and the aircraft returned to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 21, 1997, A PIPER PA-31-350, CANADIAN REGISTRY C-FNAG, OPERATED BY ISLAND AIRLINK CORP. EXPERIENCED HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT SAW SMOKE AND OIL COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND SHUT IT DOWN. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE ROCHESTER AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORPORATE WINGS (THE FBO) MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE #5 PISTON WITH A HOLE BURNED IN IT DUE TO A FAILED PISTON PIN PLUG. #5 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY WAS CHANGED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.