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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA34220T · San Francisco, CA · August 27, 1998

Date: August 27, 1998 · 00:50 local
Place: San Francisco, CA
Airport: San Francisco International
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8456B
Reported as: Piper PA34220T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total400 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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After seven hours into a ferry flight from hnl to oak the RH engine developed high cyl head temp and high oil temp. Map's split. After attempts to lower temperatures failed pilot feathered and shut down RH engine .25 miles out of sfo pilot restarted RH engine. On appraoch to sfo LH engine fuel exhausted. Landed without incident. Refueled and continued to hwd. Problem could not be duplicated. Pilot believes RH turbo waste gate stuck in intermediate position. Incident still under investigation.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER SEVEN HOURS INTO A FERRY FLIGHT FROM HNL TO OAK THE RH ENGINE DEVELOPED HIGH CYL HEAD TEMP AND HIGH OIL TEMP. MAP'S SPLIT. AFTER ATTEMPTS TO LOWER TEMPERATURES FAILED PILOT FEATHERED AND SHUT DOWN RH ENGINE .25 MILES OUT OF SFO PILOT RESTARTED RH ENGINE. ON APPRAOCH TO SFO LH ENGINE FUEL EXHAUSTED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REFUELED AND CONTINUED TO HWD. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PILOT BELIEVES RH TURBO WASTE GATE STUCK IN INTERMEDIATE POSITION. INCIDENT STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.