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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Reedsville, PA · June 18, 2019

Date
June 18, 2019 · 11:10 local
Place
Reedsville, PA
Airport
Mifflin County
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3520X
Reported as
Piper PA-31-325
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot, student

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During cruise flight main cabin door opened. Pilot instructed aircraft observer remained strapped in. Pilot declared an emergency and landed uneventfully at rvl.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT MAIN CABIN DOOR OPENED. PILOT INSTRUCTED AIRCRAFT OBSERVER REMAINED STRAPPED IN. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT RVL.