# Incident 20140911016629I: Piper PA-31-350, Kiana, AK, September 11, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2014, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kiana, AK
- Airport: Bob Baker Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPUA
- Location: 66.9762° N, 160.4386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOB BAKER MEML (IAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9762&lon=-160.4386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (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-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140911016629I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT 8651 DEPARTED AMBER (AFM) EN-ROUTE TO KOTZEBUE (OTZ). DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE LEFT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, AND THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN AND SECURED THE ENGINE, DIVERTED TO KIANA (IAN) AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N44AC (3)

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

- [Incident 19960319008399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960319008399I), Mar 19, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N44AC), Union City, TN, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was trying to control aircraft in gusty wind conditions and contacted ground with gear in the up position.
- [Accident 19940421038069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940421038069A), Apr 21, 1994: Piper PA31350 (N44AC), Laredo, TX, Substantial damage. Five miles to destination lost power both engine due fuel depletion. Landed heavy brush. No preflight fuel check.
- [Incident 19930828035519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930828035519I), Aug 28, 1993: Piper PA31350 (N44AC), Port Lavaca, TX. Smoke in cockpit. Divertd to Port Lavaca. Landed safely. Found shorted wire in wing strobe light system.

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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