19990909025999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Kotzebue, AK · September 9, 1999

Date
September 9, 1999 · 19:45 local
Place
Kotzebue, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BTHA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4352F
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,226 total3,005 in this make and model479 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft was on the return leg of a part 135 flight when the engine had a catastrophic failure. It was discovered that the #2 cylinder had failed causing engine stoppage and the need for an off airport emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE RETURN LEG OF A PART 135 FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER HAD FAILED CAUSING ENGINE STOPPAGE AND THE NEED FOR AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING.

Other reports on N4352F · 4

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