# Incident 20070810019669I: Piper PA23250, Des Moines, IA, August 10, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2007, 05:08 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CYQA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2559Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2559Z-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,943 total, 415 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070810019669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DEPARTURE FROM DES MOINES INT'L AIRPORT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ROUGHNESS IN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT DECLARED ENGINE TROUBLE AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING BACK AT DES MOINES. THE PILOT DID A GROUND RUN AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ROUGHNESS, SO HE ELECTED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN. PILOT TOOK OFF AND PROCEEDED TO HIS ORIGINAL DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N2559Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20130811013749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130811013749I), Aug 11, 2013: Piper PA-23-250 (N2559Z), Billings, MT, Minor damage. Early in takeoff roll, pilot noted a vertical thumping vibration from the nose area similar to a flat tire. Pilot reduced power to abort takeoff and nosegear…

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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