# Incident 19990206016719I: Piper PA28R200, Lancaster, PA, February 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1999, 15:32 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1224° N, 76.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55058, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55058) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990206016719I

## Narrative

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

(-5)PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS DURING PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACH. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND EXPERIENCED NO FURTHER PORBLEMS.  MAINTENANCE EVALUATION REVEALED AN INTERMITTENLY STICKING VALVE.  ENGINE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING COMPLETE OVERHAUL.

## Other reports on N55058 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980522018269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980522018269I), May 22, 1998: Piper PA28R200 (N55058), York, PA, Minor damage. Hit contruction warning sign that had been placed along side of taxiway. Left wing tip was damaged.

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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