19971224043869I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Baton Rouge, LA · December 24, 1997

Date
December 24, 1997 · 14:20 local
Place
Baton Rouge, LA
Airport
Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2949E
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360EB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total130 in this make and model30 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: enroute from new orleans lakefront to leesville, Louisiana, left engine "sputtered" and lost power. Pilot could not regain power and feathered the propeller. Aircraft diverted to Baton Rouge Ryan airport and landed safely. A&P don melancon inspected aircraft and ground ran engine. On ground run the engine failed. Technician found non ferrous metal in oil pump inlet screen.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ENROUTE FROM NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT TO LEESVILLE, LOUISIANA, LEFT ENGINE "SPUTTERED" AND LOST POWER. PILOT COULD NOT REGAIN POWER AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BATON ROUGE RYAN AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. A&P DON MELANCON INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND GROUND RAN ENGINE. ON GROUND RUN THE ENGINE FAILED. TECHNICIAN FOUND NON FERROUS METAL IN OIL PUMP INLET SCREEN.