# Incident 19990912028369I: Piper PA31P350, Santa Monica, CA, September 12, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9237Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9237Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 31P 350 (registry code 7103111, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P350
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540V2AD
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912028369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/12/99, PIPER, PA-31P-350, A MOJAVE, WAS ON DESCENT INTO SANTA MONICA AIRPORT. WHILE PASSING THROUGH 8000 FT AFL THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED.  THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD IN THE #4 CYLINDER FAILED.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD BOLTS HAD FAILED.  THE ENGINE SHOP IS FORWARDING A M OR D REPORT TO THIS OFFICE.

## Other reports on N9237Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20110222002269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110222002269A), Feb 22, 2011: Piper PA 31P 350 (N9237Y), North Bend, OR, Substantial damage. During approach into oth, pilot neglected to lower the gear prior to landing. During rotation, the pilot felt and heard scraping and realized his gear was not…
- [Incident 20031007027049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031007027049I), Oct 7, 2003: Piper PA31P350 (N9237Y), Hollister, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On October 10, 2003, at 11:03 PDT, a Piper mohave, N9237Y, experienced mechanical failure of its left engine while in cruise flight at 8,500 feet MSL in…

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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