# Incident 19980917035019I: Piper PA34200T, Lynchburg, VA, September 17, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1998, 16:50 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3254° N, 79.2012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LYNCHBURG RGNL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (LYH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3254&lon=-79.2012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33401, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33401) (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 LTSIO360EB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 495 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980917035019I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT A CRUSING ALTITUDE OF 10,000 FEET, WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST MANIFOLD PRESSURE.  THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TOWARDS LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA.  THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE.  THE PILOT FEATHERED THE ENGINE AND LANDED AT LYNCHBURG WITHOUT INCIDENT.  A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED.  THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD A CYLINDER BARREL FAILURE.

## Other reports on N33401 (2)

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

- [Incident 19920912056049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920912056049I), Sep 12, 1992: Piper PA34200T (N33401), Anniston, AL, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19870813075509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870813075509I), Aug 13, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N33401), Chattanooga, TN, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed immediately after touchdown. Inadvertent retraction suspected. No mechanical discrepancy.

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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