# Incident 20031007027049I: Piper PA31P350, Hollister, CA, October 7, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2003, 11:03 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8933° N, 121.4103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOLLISTER MUNI (CVH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8933&lon=-121.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9237Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9237Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 31P 350 (registry code 7103111, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- Pilot flight hours: 1,814 total, 140 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031007027049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 2003, AT 11:03 PDT, A PIPER MOHAVE, N9237Y, EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL FAILURE OF ITS LEFT ENGINE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 8,500 FEET MSL IN THE VICINITY OF LOS BANOS, CA. THE PILOT FELT A VIBRATION, NOTICED NO EGT READING ON ONE CYLINDER, SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE, FEATHERED THE LEFT PROPELLER, AND DIVERTED TO HOLLISTER, CA WHERE HE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE FAILED LEFT ENGINE REVEALED A BLOWN CYLINDER HEAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM VISALIA, CA TO HAYWARD, CA UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.

## Other reports on N9237Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20110222002269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110222002269A), Feb 22, 2011: Piper PA 31P 350 (N9237Y), North Bend, OR, Substantial damage. During approach into oth, pilot neglected to lower the gear prior to landing. During rotation, the pilot felt and heard scraping and realized his gear was not…
- [Incident 19990912028369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912028369I), Sep 12, 1999: Piper PA31P350 (N9237Y), Santa Monica, CA. (-23) On 9/12/99, Piper, PA-31P-350, a mojave, was on descent into Santa Monica airport. While passing through 8000 ft afl the right engine failed. The pilot…

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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