# Incident 20030212006819I: Piper PA31350, Goodland, KS, February 12, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2003, 19:08 local time
- Place: Goodland, KS
- Airport: Renner Fld-Goodland Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KY7A
- Location: 39.3706° N, 101.6989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3706&lon=-101.6989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9247L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9247L) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,137 total, 437 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03IA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03IA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030212006819I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02-12-03 AT APPROXIMATELY 1710 MST, A PIPER PA31-350 OPERATED BY KEY LIME AIR LOST POWER ON BOTH ENGINES AND LANDED IN A FIELD APP. 10 MILES NE OF GOODLAND, KANSAS. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MCCOOK, NEBRASKA ON 02-12-03 AT APP. 1845 MST. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, BOTH FUEL SELECTORS WERE FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. THE FUEL BOOST PUMPS AND FUEL PUMPS CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE FOUND IN THE PULLED POSITION. VISUAL AND DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE ENGINES APPEARED NORMAL. FUEL WAS FOUND IN ALL FOUR TANKS. AFTER FUEL SELECTORS AND FUEL PUMPS WERE ACTIVATED, THE ENGINES OPERATED NORMALLY. REPLACED PROPELLERS AND OPERATED ENGINES AT FULL POWER. FOUND RIGHT ENGINE WASTE GATE DIFFERENTIAL CONTROLLER NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. BY-PASSED THE CONTROLLER AND RIGHT ENGINE OPERATED NORMAL. LEFT ENGINE DEVELOPED FULL POWER WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. ACCOMPLISHED TEMPORARY REPAIRS TO AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO ON A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI03IA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03IA069), Feb 13, 2003: Piper PA-31-350 (N9247L), Goodland, KS, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power to both engines for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's improper in-flight decision to not land at the nearest available airport.

## Other reports on N9247L (1)

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

- [Incident 20101104050009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101104050009I), Nov 4, 2010: Piper PA-31-350 (N9247L), Centennial, CO, No damage. Preflight, pretaxi engine runup, taxi, takeoff and climbout normal. Guages indicated normal. Pilot set up cruise power. And sudden catastrophic #1 engine…

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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