# Incident 20090319047099I: Piper PA-23-250, Stuart, FL, March 19, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2009, 13:00 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Witham Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1817° N, 80.2213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITHAM FLD (SUA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1817&lon=-80.2213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N654MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090319047099I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 19, 2009, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N654MD, PIPER PA-23-250, DEPARTED STUART, FLORIDA (KSUA) WITH A DESTINATION OF GREAT HARBOUR CAY, BAHAMA ISLANDS (MYBG). DURING DESCENT TO DESTINATION MYBG, PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER OF LEFT ENGINE.  PILOT INITIATED SINGLE ENGINE PROCEDURES AND ESTABLISHED SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT NOTIFIED MIAMI CENTER OF THE SITUATION. DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, CLEARANCE WAS GIVEN FOR PILOT TO RETURN AIRCRAFT BACK TO POINT OF DEPARTURE, STUART, FLORIDA. PILOT ACCOMPLISHED A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING TEARDOWN OF ENGINE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT LEFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT COMPONENT FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT.

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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