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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Tanana, AK · March 28, 2001

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Date
March 28, 2001 · 08:45 local
Place
Tanana, AK
Airport
Ralph M Calhoun Memorial
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FFSA
Aircraft
N4301C
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N4301CRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8353001 · Built 1983Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Incident #ALO12001011 pilot reported left engine failure shortly after rotation on departure from Ralph m. Calhoun memorial airport. Returned to Tanana and landed without incident. Mechanics and replacement engine were dispatched from fairbanks to Tanana. Engine has been replaced and a/c will return to fairbanks on ferry permit. Initial inspection of engine at Tanana indicated possible failure of camshaft. Engine will be disassembled and inspected upon its return to frontier's maintenance facility in fairbanks.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INCIDENT #ALO12001011 PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION ON DEPARTURE FROM RALPH M. CALHOUN MEMORIAL AIRPORT. RETURNED TO TANANA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANICS AND REPLACEMENT ENGINE WERE DISPATCHED FROM FAIRBANKS TO TANANA. ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND A/C WILL RETURN TO FAIRBANKS ON FERRY PERMIT. INITIAL INSPECTION OF ENGINE AT TANANA INDICATED POSSIBLE FAILURE OF CAMSHAFT. ENGINE WILL BE DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED UPON ITS RETURN TO FRONTIER'S MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN FAIRBANKS.

Other reports on N4301C · 1

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

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