20080904849989I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180T · Rome, NY · September 4, 2008

Date
September 4, 2008 · 15:23 local
Place
Rome, NY
Airport
Griffiss Airfield
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N904FC
Reported as
Piper PA44180T
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,150 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot performed intentional shut down of right engine for training purposes and was unable to restart engine after three attempts. The pilot performed an uneventful landing after declaring an emergency on runway 33 at rme. Following landing the pilot attempted to restart the engine again, this time with success. The engine was shut down and a detailed visual inspection followed by ground run was performed with no further defects noted. Pilot who is also and A&P mechanic suspects the cause of the engines failure to restart may have been a vapor lock condition caused by high engine temperature. A log book entry was made and the aircraft returned to service without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT PERFORMED INTENTIONAL SHUT DOWN OF RIGHT ENGINE FOR TRAINING PURPOSES AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ON RUNWAY 33 AT RME. FOLLOWING LANDING THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH SUCCESS. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION FOLLOWED BY GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. PILOT WHO IS ALSO AND A&P MECHANIC SUSPECTS THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINES FAILURE TO RESTART MAY HAVE BEEN A VAPOR LOCK CONDITION CAUSED BY HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE. A LOG BOOK ENTRY WAS MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.