# Incident 19981028041579I: Piper PA23250, Decatur, IL, October 28, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1998, 04:19 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QGKA
- Location: 39.8346° N, 88.8657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DECATUR (DEC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8346&lon=-88.8657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54757, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54757) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,507 total, 337 in this make and model, 273 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981028041579I

## Narrative

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

(-5) WHILE ON A PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT TO DECATUR, IL (DEC), PREPARING FOR THE LANDING THE PILOT SELECTED THE FULLEST TANKS. A SHORT TIME LATER, WHILE ON VECTORS FOR THE BACK COURSE THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, THE PILOT SELECTED CROSS FEED AND RESTORED THE ENGINE OPERATION. THE PILOT REQUESTED VECTORS FOR THE ILS AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND OFF LOADED THE CARGO. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CHECKED AND FOUND THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR CABLE BROKEN. THE TANK VALVE WAS SECURED IN THE OUTBOARD MAIN POSITION. THE TANK WAS FILLED AND THE PILOT DEPARTED FOR JAINESVILLE, WI, UNDER PART 91 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. GAIL FORCE EXPRESS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE CABLE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N54757 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990302001919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990302001919I), Mar 2, 1999: Piper PA23250 (N54757), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. (From tty) gailforce corporation air taxi was taxiing on the byerly ramp when the right front engine propellers struck a mobile helicopter pad, the acft has…
- [Incident 19920805033549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920805033549I), Aug 5, 1992: Piper PA23250 (N54757), Cedar Rapids, IA. Right main tire went flat on landing rollout.

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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