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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Kansas City, MO · March 15, 2004

Date
March 15, 2004 · 09:30 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BDNA
Aircraft
N4110N
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming LTIO540J2BD
People aboard
6
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) Pilot stated he was level at 5000 feet when he observed the right engine RPM dropping to 1000 RPM. He elected to shut down and feather the right engine. He asked center for landing at the closest airport. He was diverted and landed at mci using the left engine and was able to taxi to parking. After parking, the right engine would start and run but prop would not come out of feather. The prop governor shear shaft was sheared. The prop governor could not be turned by hand. The prop governor and shaft was replaced with a new one and the aircraft was returned to service. With this report incident privacy data omitted is considered closed. Engine malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS LEVEL AT 5000 FEET WHEN HE OBSERVED THE RIGHT ENGINE RPM DROPPING TO 1000 RPM. HE ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN AND FEATHER THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE ASKED CENTER FOR LANDING AT THE CLOSEST AIRPORT. HE WAS DIVERTED AND LANDED AT MCI USING THE LEFT ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO PARKING. AFTER PARKING, THE RIGHT ENGINE WOULD START AND RUN BUT PROP WOULD NOT COME OUT OF FEATHER. THE PROP GOVERNOR SHEAR SHAFT WAS SHEARED. THE PROP GOVERNOR COULD NOT BE TURNED BY HAND. THE PROP GOVERNOR AND SHAFT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. WITH THIS REPORT INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

Other reports on N4110N · 2

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