# Incident 19991016029839I: Piper PA60601P, Harrisburg, PA, October 16, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1999, 16:30 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, PA
- Airport: Capital City
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2171° N, 76.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2171&lon=-76.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601NG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601NG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-60-601P (registry code 7106016, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-60-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 230 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991016029839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCT. 16, 1999, AT 1630 HOURS (LOCAL), A PIPER PA-60-601P, N601NG, REGISTERED TO GRYPHON AVIATION INC., DEPARTED CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT (CXY). ON TAKE-OFF, THE TOWER CALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND TOLD THE PILOT (KURT EDWARD WILLIAMS) HE WAS TRAILING SMOKE FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE.  THE PIC ADVISED THE TOWER THAT HE WANTED TO RETURN TO CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT (CXY) AND LAND.  TOWER CLEARED PIC TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY.  INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVIELDED AN OIL LEAK AT THE PROP. GOV.  FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE O-RING ON FLANG HAD FAILED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND THE PILOT ESCAPED INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  M&D REPORT TO FOLLOW.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N601NG (1)

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

- [Accident 20220712012469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220712012469A), Jul 12, 2022: Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-60-601P (N601NG), Scappoose, OR, Substantial damage. On July 12, 2022, about 1901 pacific daylight time, an Aerostar, [privacy data omitted] sustained substantial damage when it landed gear up at the Scappoose…

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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