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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Moline, IL · July 30, 1998

Date: July 30, 1998 · 12:30 local
Place: Moline, IL
Airport: Quad-City
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N870FS
Reported as: Piper PA46310P
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0

N870FSRegistered now · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 4608051 · Built 1987 Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310P Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)On July 30, 1998, while enroute to green bay, WI, a Piper PA46-301P aircraft, pilot by james o. shoemaker, experienced a drop in the aircraft's edm 700 temperature indicating system. The instrument rated private pilot elected to make a precautionary landing at Moline, IL. No damage to the aircraft, no fire, no injuries. Investigation revealed a loose connection on number 4 cylinder temperature probe caused the erroneous reading.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON JULY 30, 1998, WHILE ENROUTE TO GREEN BAY, WI, A PIPER PA46-301P AIRCRAFT, PILOT BY JAMES O. SHOEMAKER, EXPERIENCED A DROP IN THE AIRCRAFT'S EDM 700 TEMPERATURE INDICATING SYSTEM. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT MOLINE, IL. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, NO FIRE, NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A LOOSE CONNECTION ON NUMBER 4 CYLINDER TEMPERATURE PROBE CAUSED THE ERRONEOUS READING.