20031110029489I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Galena, AK · November 10, 2003

Date
November 10, 2003 · 15:00 local
Place
Galena, AK
Airport
Galena
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WVBA
Aircraft
N59764
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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) privacy data omitted engine failed in flight. Large fuel flow fluctuations followed by sudden oil pressure loss. Engine was shutdown in flight and aircraft made uneventful landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. LARGE FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATIONS FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN OIL PRESSURE LOSS. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

Other reports on N59764 · 4

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