# Incident 20020203006729I: Piper PA42, Charleston, WV, February 3, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2002, 17:11 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Charleston Vortac
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51KC-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-42 (registry code 7104202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA42
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020203006729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM SALLSBURY, NC TO AKRON, OH (AKR) AT 23000 AGL, PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY OVER CHARLESTON, WV, VORTAC (HVQ) DUE TO LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE AT 1811L. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 11000 AND CONTINUED TO THE INTENDED DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, AND LANDED AT AKR AT 1849L. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE BLEED AIR PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE. THE FAILED UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE OVERHAULED UNIT, AND THE SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL TESTED AND FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONAL. A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AN M OR D REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED IN REFERENCE TO THIS EVENT.

## Other reports on N51KC (1)

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

- [Incident 20000612021869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000612021869I), Jun 12, 2000: Piper PA42 (N51KC), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot noticed unfamiliar sound on final for stl. Mirrors on nacelles showed NLG not down and locked. Tower confirmed. Pilot declared emergency and landed…

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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