# Incident 19991023032019I: Piper PA24250, Lincoln, GA, October 23, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln, GA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7224P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7224P-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991023032019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT FL 9500, ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE, THEN PILOT HAD BLUE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER SHUTDOWN, BLUE SMOKE DISSAPATED.  PILOT OPTED TO SHUT ENGINE DOWN.  GLIDED TO COW PASTURE AND LANDED.  PILOT CLAIMS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT BUT OIL ALL OVER ENGINE AND SIDE OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N7224P (1)

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

- [Incident 20020507008079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020507008079I), May 7, 2002: Piper PA24250 (N7224P), Lumberton, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Phillips stated that while on approach to lbt airport (ILS rwy 5), he selected the gear down but did not confirm that the gear was down and locked.…

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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