# Incident 20001112021199I: Piper PA31325, Pittsburgh, PA, November 12, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2000, 10:58 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59756, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59756-2017-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31325
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540F2BD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001112021199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 12, 2000 AT 10:58E, SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF, ENROUTE FROM PITTSBURGH, PA (PIT) TO PHILADELPHIA, PA, THE LEFT ENGINE OF PIPER PA-31-325, REGISTERED AS N59759 STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT AGC. THE A/C LANDED ON RUNWAY 10 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. A CERTIFICATED AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TROUBLE SHOT THE LEFT ENGINE AND DISCOVERED A LEAKING FUEL LINE. HE TIGHTENED THE LINE, THE A/C WAS TEST RUN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 13:15 E. THE A/C RETURNED TO HOME BASE IN PHILADELPHIA, PA., THAT DAY. THE FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LEFT ENGINE HAD 80 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL AND INSTALLATION ON N59759. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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