# Incident 19980109004409I: Piper PA46310P, Syracuse, NY, January 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1998
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9140W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980109004409I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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