# Incident 19990726018159I: Piper PA31350, Billings, MT, July 26, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1999, 18:50 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BIGA
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27956, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27956-2020-05-01) (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
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,366 total, 110 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990726018159I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON 07/26/99 AT APPROXIAMTELY 18:05 MST, AIRCRAFT N27956, PIPER PA-31-350 WAS INROUTE FROM SHERIDAN, WYOMING TO BILLINGS, MONTANA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK IN THE COCKPIT AND HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SHUT DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL AND LANDED AT BILLINGS AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT.  MAINTENANCE FOUND A LEAK IN THE FUEL PRESSURE LINE.  THE LINE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N27956 (2)

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

- [Incident 20090625011319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090625011319I), Jun 25, 2009: Piper PA31350 (N27956), Washington, PA, Minor damage. (-23) The right engine experienced a decease in oil pressure and manifold pressure followed by erratic performance. The engine was secured as a precaution.…
- [Incident 20040411007129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040411007129I), Apr 11, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N27956), Washington, PA. (-23) On 4/11/2004, N27956, a Piper PA-31-350, was enroute from duboise pa (duj) to Washington pa (afj), when the pilot noticed what appeared to be flames…

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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