# Incident 20020108000539I: Piper PA60600, Trenton, NJ, January 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2002, 08:15 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QREA
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68918, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68918-2010-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 7106001, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1J5
- Pilot flight hours: 1,480 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020108000539I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING AN APPROACH TO TRENTON NJ WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT SEVERE VIBRATION. HE IDENTIFIED THE VIBRATION WAS FROM THE LEFT ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE ENGINE. HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED UNDER ITS OWN POWER TO PARKING.

## Other reports on N68918 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870424067879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870424067879I), Apr 24, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N68918), Warren, VT, Minor damage. A horse darted in front of the aircraft on landing roll. Propeller and wing damage but no injuries.

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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