# Incident 19980427013799I: Piper PA23250, Rochester, NY, April 27, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1998, 23:22 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BIWA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40592, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40592) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980427013799I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 27, 1998, AT 2322EST, A PIPER, N40592, PA-23-250, S/N 27-7405337, REGISTERED TO BILL LAW AVIATION INC., WHILE ENROUTE TO SYRACUSE, NY EXPERIENCED ROUGHNESS (LEFT). THE PILOT, STEVEN L. TRAX, SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED THE LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ROC AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 25. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE CAMSHAFT BROKEN AT THE GOVERNOR DRIVE END. THEY REMOVED AND SENT THE ENGINE TO OVERHAUL FOR REPAIR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEW YORK ON APRIL 27, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 2255 EST. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N40592 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740522026669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740522026669A), May 22, 1974: Piper PA23250 (N40592), Cove Point, MD, Substantial damage. Notification rcvd 2 days aftr acdt.l brake line b nut loose. Un dtrmn when ocrd. Brake marks on rwy.

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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