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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA31310 · Daggett, CA · June 7, 2001

Date: June 7, 2001 · 15:12 local
Place: Daggett, CA
Airport: Barstow-Daggett
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: UDPA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N57D
Reported as: Piper PA31310
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total400 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot departed brackett airport, la verne, CA (poc) enroute to henderson airport, henderson, NV. This leg of the flight was conducted under FAR part 91 by air desert pacific, inc., an air carrier certificated under FAR part 135 (udpa). The pilot stated he was on a relocation flight from brackett to henderson when the incident occurred. According to the pilot, the oil temperature on the right engine rose to the red line after takeoff and remained there throughout the flight. In cruise flight, just past Daggett, CA the right engine failed. The pilot secured the engine and diverted to Daggett airport (dag). The pilot landed without incident. The director of maintenance for air desert pacific stated that inspection revealed the right magneto had failed causing the engine to overheat and ultimately fail. There were no injuries to the sole occcupant.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED BRACKETT AIRPORT, LA VERNE, CA (POC) ENROUTE TO HENDERSON AIRPORT, HENDERSON, NV. THIS LEG OF THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER FAR PART 91 BY AIR DESERT PACIFIC, INC., AN AIR CARRIER CERTIFICATED UNDER FAR PART 135 (UDPA). THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON A RELOCATION FLIGHT FROM BRACKETT TO HENDERSON WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE OIL TEMPERATURE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE ROSE TO THE RED LINE AFTER TAKEOFF AND REMAINED THERE THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. IN CRUISE FLIGHT, JUST PAST DAGGETT, CA THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO DAGGETT AIRPORT (DAG). THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR AIR DESERT PACIFIC STATED THAT INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT MAGNETO HAD FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND ULTIMATELY FAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCCUPANT.