19991206035839I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA60601 · Middletown, PA · December 6, 1999

Date
December 6, 1999 · 00:41 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JDPA
Aircraft
N15MH
Reported as
Piper PA60601
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total480 in this make and model150 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) Rocc reported inflight engine shut down and precautionary landing 12-06-99 @ 004 local @ MDT. PIC noticed power loss and oil pressure decrease on #2 engine during cruise @ 6000 MSL, 15NM east of skat intersection during flight to huntington, WV. PIC made uneventful inflight shut down and landing at MDT. Initial maint. Insp revealed loss of engine internal lubrication and excessive oil from crankcase breather. Subsequent inspection revealed oil system sca venge pump drive fractured and separated by causes unknown. Engine history: current engine total time 1950.5 hrs installed #2 position of N15MH 12/01/1999 @ 1949 hrs. After tear down inspection by Lycoming crs EDIR109K, 11/12/1999. Due to sudden stoppage incident 10/07/1999. Operator arranged for engine inspection by Lycoming crs @ williamsport facility for failure determination. Pmi to track results.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ROCC REPORTED INFLIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND PRECAUTIONARY LANDING 12-06-99 @ 004 LOCAL @ MDT. PIC NOTICED POWER LOSS AND OIL PRESSURE DECREASE ON #2 ENGINE DURING CRUISE @ 6000 MSL, 15NM EAST OF SKAT INTERSECTION DURING FLIGHT TO HUNTINGTON, WV. PIC MADE UNEVENTFUL INFLIGHT SHUT DOWN AND LANDING AT MDT. INITIAL MAINT. INSP REVEALED LOSS OF ENGINE INTERNAL LUBRICATION AND EXCESSIVE OIL FROM CRANKCASE BREATHER. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED OIL SYSTEM SCA VENGE PUMP DRIVE FRACTURED AND SEPARATED BY CAUSES UNKNOWN. ENGINE HISTORY: CURRENT ENGINE TOTAL TIME 1950.5 HRS INSTALLED #2 POSITION OF N15MH 12/01/1999 @ 1949 HRS. AFTER TEAR DOWN INSPECTION BY LYCOMING CRS EDIR109K, 11/12/1999. DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE INCIDENT 10/07/1999. OPERATOR ARRANGED FOR ENGINE INSPECTION BY LYCOMING CRS @ WILLIAMSPORT FACILITY FOR FAILURE DETERMINATION. PMI TO TRACK RESULTS.

Other reports on N15MH · 1

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