# Incident 19980116006579I: Piper PA46310P, Omaha, NE, January 16, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1998, 17:33 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980116006579I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N106LB, A PA-46-310P, WAS AT 19,000 FEET EN-ROUTE FROM JOLIET, IL TO EVANSTON, WY WHEN 30 MILES EAST OF OMAHA, NE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH THEN SEEMED TO QUIT. HE THEN INCREASED THE FUEL MIXTURE TO RICH. HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE AS HE WAS BUSY FLYING THE AIRPLANE. ATC GAVE HIM VECTORS AND HE LANDED AT OMAHA WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND 2 B'NUTS ON THE UPPER DECK FUEL NOZZLE LINES AND 2 INDUCTION GASKETS LEAKING. N2869E9802241630 NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VFR FROM SONOMA SKYPARK AIRPORT, (0Q9) AT 1600 PST. PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS A STUDENT PILOT AND STATED HE WAS INTENDING TO DO FLIGHT TRAINING. AT 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 260 DEGREE RADIAL AND 2.5 MILES FROM THE SKAGGS ISLAND VOR THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO ROLL BACK TO 1800 RPM. THE PILOT STATED HE CHECKED MAGNETOS, THROTTLE, MIXTURE, PRIMER, AND CARB. HEAT. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS DECREASED THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE BACK, YET INCREASING THROTTLE WOULD ONLY YIELD 1800 RPM. AFTER ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR THE ENGINE AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN THE MARSH UTILIZING SOFT FIELD LANDING PROCEDURES. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE WOODEN PROPELLER AND BENT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUTS. NO INJURY TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXACT ENGINE CONDITION IS NOT YET KNOWN, AS THE ENGINE TEAR DOWN IS PENDING. ONCE THE ENGINE TEARDOWN IS COMPLETE, THIS OFFICE WILL FILE AN M & D WITH THE RESULTS OF THE ENGINE TEARDOWN.

## Other reports on N106LB (3)

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

- [Incident 20180528006229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180528006229I), May 28, 2018: Piper PA-46-310P (N106LB), Sugar Land, TX, Minor damage. N106LB flight with 01 pilot and 01 passenger onboard originated from springdale municipal airport (asg), springdale, AR, with a destination of Sugar Land…
- [Accident 20100820045549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100820045549A), Aug 20, 2010: Piper PA-46-310P (N106LB), Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot departed little rock ar. International airport (lit) at approximately 15:05 enroute to Lakeway Airpark, Austin, TX. (39R), arrived at approximately 17:15…
- [Incident 20030328020459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030328020459I), Mar 28, 2003: Piper PA46310P (N106LB), Downers Grove, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that during the takeoff roll the aircraft did not seem to be accelerating. The pilot initiated an abort with about 1200 feet of runway…

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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