# Incident 19990424016929I: Piper PA31350, Jamestown, NY, April 24, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1999
- Place: Jamestown, NY
- Airport: Chautauqua County
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0976° N, 79.2361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0976&lon=-79.2361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N283GT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N283GT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990424016929I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 24, 1999, AT APPROSIMATELY 1100 EDT, A PIPER PA-31-350, S/N 31-7952139, N283GT, PILOTED BY MR. JOHN ANDERSEN, EXPERIENCED THE LEFT ENGINE LOSING POWER AFTER TAKE-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAND AT JAMESTOWN, NY (JHW) WHERE IT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND JET FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS AND INSPECTED THE ENGINES IAW LYCOMING MAINTENANCE MANUAL, FOR JET FUEL CONTAMINATION. THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES WERE REMOVED AND SENT FOR OVERHAUL, FUEL TANKS WERE FLUSHED AND DRAINED. THE AIRCRAFT IS WAITING FOR THE ENGINES TO RETURN. ONCE ENGINES ARE RETURNED, THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT JAMESTOWN, NY (JHW) ON APRIL 24, 1999.

## Other reports on N283GT (1)

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

- [Incident 19860724046519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860724046519I), Jul 24, 1986: Piper PA31350 (N283GT), Morristown, NJ. N283GT was reported within tca by piedmont 68 but no proof was presented to positively identify traffic.

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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