# Incident 20090429005639I: Piper PA30, Corvallis, OR, April 29, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Airport: Corvallis Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4969° N, 123.2895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORVALLIS MUNI (CVO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4969&lon=-123.2895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090429005639I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE OF N8F FAILED DURING THE DESCENT INTO MCNARY FIELD, OREGON.  HE ALSO INDICATED THAT HE WAS USING THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS TO SUPPLY BOTH ENGINES IN THIS PHASE OF FLIGHT.  THE PILOT UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO CORVALLIS MUNI AIRPORT, OREGON.  A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY A LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE FILLED ALL THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL TANKS AT THE DEPARTURE POINT, GOWEN FIELD, IDAHO, BUT THAT HE DID NOT SUMP THE AUXILIARY TANKS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

## Other reports on N8F (2)

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

- [Incident 20030128001469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030128001469I), Jan 28, 2003: Piper PA30 (N8F), Corvallis, OR. (-23) During landing approach at Corvallis, Oregon airport, the flap system failed with the flaps at 15 degrees. The aircraft landed without further incident.…
- [Incident 19950810031259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810031259I), Aug 10, 1995: Piper PA30 (N8F), Corvallis, OR, Minor damage. Single engine practice. CFI observe students hand by gear. Looked away. Student landed gear up.

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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