19980109004409I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA46310P · Syracuse, NY · January 9, 1998

Date: January 9, 1998
Place: Syracuse, NY
Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9140W
Reported as: Piper PA46310P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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 January 9, 1998, a Piper malibu PA-46-310P, s/n 460128, N9140W, registered to Kansas aircraft corp., experienced an engine shut down while climbing from 21,000 ft. to 23,000 ft. the pilot, Mrs. Margaret budert, informed ATC and was cleared to descend to 11,000 ft. the aircraft engine restarted at 19,000 ft. and air traffic control vectored the aircraft to Syracuse international airport, Syracuse, NY. The aircraft landed without incident and taxied to the ramp. Maintenance personnel found the left and right ignition caps on both magnetos loose; which caused the engine to lose power and stop. The mechanic tightened the ignition caps and released the aircraft for a maintenance test flight; operational check was good. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 9, 1998, A PIPER MALIBU PA-46-310P, S/N 460128, N9140W, REGISTERED TO KANSAS AIRCRAFT CORP., EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE CLIMBING FROM 21,000 FT. TO 23,000 FT. THE PILOT, MRS. MARGARET BUDERT, INFORMED ATC AND WAS CLEARED TO DESCEND TO 11,000 FT. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RESTARTED AT 19,000 FT. AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL VECTORED THE AIRCRAFT TO SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SYRACUSE, NY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE LEFT AND RIGHT IGNITION CAPS ON BOTH MAGNETOS LOOSE; WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER AND STOP. THE MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE IGNITION CAPS AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT; OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.