# Incident 20120814018229I: Piper PA-31-350, Minot, ND, August 14, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2361° N, 101.2776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minot, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2361&lon=-101.2776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323AP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N323AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120814018229I

## Narrative

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

DURING A PART 91 OPERATION DURING A FLIGHT FROM WILLISTON ND TO GRAND FORKS ND, THE PILOT NOTICED THE OIL TEMPERATURE "GOING INTO THE RED" AND A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE.  THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO MINOT ND WHERE HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  THE ENGINE APPEARS TO HAVE LOST OIL THROUGH A CYLINDER (#3 - 10 HRS. TT) THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED ON DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION.   DOM AGREED TO SUBMIT AN SDR IF NECESSARY FOR ANY ISSUES NOTED ON THE TEARDOWN INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N323AP (1)

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

- [Incident 20170601007869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170601007869I), Jun 1, 2017: Piper PA-31-350 (N323AP), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Pilot landed on runway 7 at night. After landing on rollout, pilot noticed what looked like a large truck tire tread on the runway centerline. When the pilot…

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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