# Incident 19991206035839I: Piper PA60601, Middletown, PA, December 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1999, 00:41 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JDPA
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 7106010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 480 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991206035839I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 19991006028179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991006028179I), Oct 6, 1999: Piper PA60601 (N15MH), Smoketown, PA, Minor damage. (-23) On October 6, 1999, mike kuhn, 63429153, landed N15MH, a PA-60-601, gear up at Smoketown Airport, PA (37PA). Pilot stated he was landing to the west into…

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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