# Incident 20100907053099I: Piper PA 46-350P, Washington, PA, September 7, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2010, 19:00 local time
- Place: Washington, PA
- Airport: Washington County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1365° N, 80.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON COUNTY (AFJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1365&lon=-80.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4170D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4170D-2024-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (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 46-350P
- Reported engine: PRATT & WHITNEY PT-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100907053099I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, OPERATOR COULD NOT REDUCE POWER OF THE PT6A-35. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT WASHINGTON COUNTY AIRPORT (AFJ) AT 1900 LOCAL SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 RUNWAY 28, THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE HAD LOCKED AND WORE THROUGH TWO CORDS, BUT HELD AIR.INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MODIFIED PER STC SA02279AT WITH AN AFTER MARKET HIGH INTENSITY LANDING LIGHT SYSTEM. THE POWER SUPPLY FOR THE LANDING LIGHT WAS MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD ENGINE FIREWALL ABOVE AND BEHIND THE PT6A-35 FUEL CONTROL UNIT. THE POWER SUPPLY WAS SECURED TO THE FIREWALL PER THE STC WITH ADHESIVE. THE ADHESIVE FAILED AND THE POWER SUPPLY BECAME LODGED IN THE FCU LINKAGE PREVENTING POWER REDUCTION.

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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