# Incident 19991102029529I: Piper PA23250, Palm Springs, CA, November 2, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1999, 17:01 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54092, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54092) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991102029529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE OPERATOR COMPLAINED THE LEFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH WITH AN INCREASE IN EGT AND LOWER THAN NORMAL CHT DURING DEPARTURE FROM PSP. OPERATOR RETURNED TO PSP AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.  EXAMINATION REVEALED THE #4 FUEL INJECTOR OF THE LEFT ENGINE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WITH INADEQUATE FUEL FLOW.  THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL CLEANED ALL FUEL NOZZLES ON THE LEFT ENGINE AND FLOW CHECKED THEM FOR PROPER OPERATION.  NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE AS TO THE NATURE OF THE OBSTRUCTION.  AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER OPERATIONAL CHECK.

## Other reports on N54092 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800723062399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723062399I), Jul 23, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N54092), Redlands, CA, Minor damage. Forgot to extend landing gear.
- [Incident 19781102023789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781102023789I), Nov 2, 1978: Piper PA22 (N54092), Phoenix, AZ. Aircraft operated in positive control area without clearance.

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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