# Incident 20050315003489I: Piper PA31350, Kahului, HI, March 15, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2005
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MK9A
- Location: 20.8986° N, 156.4305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KAHULUI (OGG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8986&lon=-156.4305&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 IO540*
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050315003489I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [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.
- [Incident 20040315002559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040315002559I), Mar 15, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N4110N), Kansas City, MO. (-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.…

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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