# Incident 20040315002559I: Piper PA31350, Kansas City, MO, March 15, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2004, 09:30 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BDNA
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4110N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4110N-2008-07-15) (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 LTIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040315002559I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 20050315003489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050315003489I), Mar 15, 2005: Piper PA31350 (N4110N), Kahului, HI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot started engines at ogg airport with 8 passengers on-board. There was a metal object left in front of the left engine. Upon start up the left…
- [Incident 20040831025319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040831025319I), Aug 31, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N4110N), Half Moon Bay, CA, Minor damage. (-23) #3 Cylinder studs on engine s/n RL-7524-61A failed.

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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