# Incident 20120603009619I: Piper PA-44-180, Mesa, AZ, June 3, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N575AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N575AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 350 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120603009619I

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS A CFI INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE CFI PERFORMED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE STUDENT PERFORMED AN ENGINE RESTART, HOWEVER WAS ONLY ABLE TO MOVE THE MIXTURE CONTROL ABOUT 1/4 INCH FORWARD.THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO ENRICH THE MIXTURE CONTROL ANY FURTHER. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, HOWEVER RPM WAS CONTINUING TO DROP. THE CFI SECURED THE ENGINE AND PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO THE KIWA AIRPORT, AND LANDED SAFELY ON ONE ENGINE.MX WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTION. " LUBRICATED LEFT ENGINE MIXTURE CONTROL PER PIPER SEMINOLE SERVICE MANUAL. RAN AIRCRAFT AND OPPS CHECK GOOD."

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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