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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Morris, OK · March 1, 2017

Date: March 1, 2017 · 11:00 local
Place: Morris, OK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N5247F
Reported as: Piper PA-32-300
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total20 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N5247FRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7740002 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot flying from khpy to ktul had a vacuum pump failure and other anomalies that caused concern and resulted in him switching fuel tank back from a full tank to an empty tank. Lost power while descending and was unable to immediately identify the cause. Felt it was safer to land then to attempt further trouble shooting. Landed safely, identified the problem and took back off without further incident and landed at ktul.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLYING FROM KHPY TO KTUL HAD A VACUUM PUMP FAILURE AND OTHER ANOMALIES THAT CAUSED CONCERN AND RESULTED IN HIM SWITCHING FUEL TANK BACK FROM A FULL TANK TO AN EMPTY TANK. LOST POWER WHILE DESCENDING AND WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. FELT IT WAS SAFER TO LAND THEN TO ATTEMPT FURTHER TROUBLE SHOOTING. LANDED SAFELY, IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND TOOK BACK OFF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND LANDED AT KTUL.

Other reports on N5247F · 1

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

Incident 19841026063989IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Tulsa, OKAlternator failure followed by battery failure pilot lost radio contact and descended below clouds to land.Oct 26, 1984