# Incident 19981007033929I: Gulstm 680FL, Indianapolis, IN, October 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1998
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JDWA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31P-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680FL (registry code 0141608, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680fl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 680FL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981007033929I

## Narrative

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

ON 10/07/98, N31P DEPARTED INDIANAPOLIS NTERNATIONAL (IND), IN, OR CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. WHILE CLIMBING TO 3000 FT AGL, THE PIC OBSERVED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PIC FEATHERED THE PROPELLER AND RETURNED IN INDIANAPOLIS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DESCLOSED FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD AT THE #3 CYLINDER, LYCOMING P/N LW-13422. OPERATOR SUBMITTED M OR D.

## Other reports on N31P (3)

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

- [Incident 19971024041539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971024041539I), Oct 24, 1997: Gulstm 680FL (N31P), North Platte, NE, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 24, 1997, Gulfstream 680 FL, N31P, experienced a loss of left hand engine oil pressure while enroute from denver international airport,…
- [Incident 19960601018579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601018579I), Jun 1, 1996: Gulstm 680FL (N31P), North Platte, NE, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot forgot to lower landing gear. This incident is closed with this report.
- [Incident 19950106001659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950106001659I), Jan 6, 1995: Gulstm 680FL (N31P), Omaha, NE. Narrative: on January 6, 1995, approximately 0910 CST, while enroute from Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska, to columbus, Nebraska, the pilot in command 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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