# Incident 19980224006379I: Piper PA34200T, Alexandria, MN, February 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1998, 21:45 local time
- Place: Alexandria, MN
- Airport: Chandler Field
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8663° N, 95.3947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Chandler Field (AXN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8663&lon=-95.3947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8793E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8793E-2018-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 80 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980224006379I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON AN IFR CLIMB OUT FROM FFM, THE PIC NOTICED A LOSS OF GYRO PRESSURE. HE REQUESTED A DESCENT FROM ATC TO VFR CONDITIONS. AFTER OBTAINING VMC AT 5000 FEET, HE REQUESTED VECTOR TO NEAREST AIRPORT (AXN). HE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE RIGHT SUCTION PUMP FAILED ALONG WITH A STICKING FLAPPER VALVE.

## Other reports on N8793E (1)

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

- [Incident 20040122000719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040122000719I), Jan 22, 2004: Piper PA34200T (N8793E), Concord, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Inspector's statement: on January 16, 2003 an aircraft incident occurred at Concord airport in Concord, north carolina, the following is an account of…

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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