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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Peoria, IL · September 23, 2000

Date: September 23, 2000 · 15:59 local
Place: Peoria, IL
Airport: Greater Peoria
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N9188P
Reported as: Piper PA24260
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total340 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9188PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4678 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On 9/23/00, while on a personal pleasure flight from decatur to moline, IL. With one passenger, the appropriately rated pilot in command in a Piper PA24-260 at 6000 feet MSL under actual instrument meteorological conditions, experienced a loss of power. The partial loss of power occurred about 10 minutes after switching fuel tanks. The PIC then switch back and the fullest tank and regained full power for about 10 minutes. Then the PIC experienced another partial loss of power and the PIC declared an emergency, switched fuel tanks again, regained power and elected to turn back to Peoria. The flight was continued to Peoria where an uneventful landing was accomplished.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 9/23/00, WHILE ON A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM DECATUR TO MOLINE, IL. WITH ONE PASSENGER, THE APPROPRIATELY RATED PILOT IN COMMAND IN A PIPER PA24-260 AT 6000 FEET MSL UNDER ACTUAL INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. THE PIC THEN SWITCH BACK AND THE FULLEST TANK AND REGAINED FULL POWER FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THEN THE PIC EXPERIENCED ANOTHER PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER AND THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AGAIN, REGAINED POWER AND ELECTED TO TURN BACK TO PEORIA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO PEORIA WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED.