# Incident 20010328004389I: Piper PA31350, Tanana, AK, March 28, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2001, 08:45 local time
- 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
- Location: 65.1744° N, 152.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALPH M CALHOUN MEML (TAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1744&lon=-152.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4301C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4301C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010328004389I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 19930205008629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930205008629I), Feb 5, 1993: Piper PA31350 (N4301C), Arctic Village, AK, Minor damage. Left main gear hit a snow berm on takeoff. Aircraft pulled left into snow. Aircraft pulled around. Stopped.

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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