19990128010489I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Wheeling, WV · January 28, 1999

Date
January 28, 1999 · 18:30 local
Place
Wheeling, WV
Airport
Wheeling-Ohio County Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3708W
Reported as
Piper PA32260
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total1,300 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated that while descenting in to Wheeling, WV, the engine lost power, but after switching tanks, the engine regained power.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT WHILE DESCENTING IN TO WHEELING, WV, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, BUT AFTER SWITCHING TANKS, THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER.

Other reports on N3708W · 1

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