20050315003489I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Kahului, HI · March 15, 2005

Date: March 15, 2005
Place: Kahului, HI
Airport: Kahului Airport
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MK9A
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4110N
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 9
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 29,000 total35 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N4110NRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2008 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8252063 · Built 1982 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-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 propeller struck the metal object. All three propeller blades struck the object. Two propellers have severe propeller damage and all three propeller blades have blade tips bent. Pilot elected to fly the airplane back to kailua-kona, HI with passenger on-board. Maintenance action: left engine and hartzell propeller have been removed for inspection. Hartzell propeller has been sent to propeller repair station for evaluation and possible repair. Lycoming engine has been removed and sent to an authorized engine repair station for tear-down and repair. The director of maintenance will submit a detailed engine and propeller tear-down repair for our evaluation.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 PROPELLER STRUCK THE METAL OBJECT. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK THE OBJECT. TWO PROPELLERS HAVE SEVERE PROPELLER DAMAGE AND ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES HAVE BLADE TIPS BENT. PILOT ELECTED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE BACK TO KAILUA-KONA, HI WITH PASSENGER ON-BOARD. MAINTENANCE ACTION: LEFT ENGINE AND HARTZELL PROPELLER HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. HARTZELL PROPELLER HAS BEEN SENT TO PROPELLER REPAIR STATION FOR EVALUATION AND POSSIBLE REPAIR. LYCOMING ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND SENT TO AN AUTHORIZED ENGINE REPAIR STATION FOR TEAR-DOWN AND REPAIR. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE WILL SUBMIT A DETAILED ENGINE AND PROPELLER TEAR-DOWN REPAIR FOR OUR EVALUATION.

Other reports on N4110N · 2

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

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