39.5701° N, 104.8493° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 28, 2001 · 05:00 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Centennial Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VOXA
Aircraft
N35164
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,590 total380 in this make and model242 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Report no. INM0301119 aircraft departed apa on a cargo flight under 14 CFR part 135. Aircraft lost power on left engine upon reaching cruise altitude. Pilot shut down left engine, feathered propeller, and landed without incident back at apa. Failure of the differential pressure controller caused a loss of manifold pressure and power loss.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)REPORT NO. INM0301119 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED APA ON A CARGO FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 135. AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON LEFT ENGINE UPON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE. PILOT SHUT DOWN LEFT ENGINE, FEATHERED PROPELLER, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT BACK AT APA. FAILURE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE CONTROLLER CAUSED A LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND POWER LOSS.