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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA 31P 350 · Everett, WA · October 26, 2020

Date
October 26, 2020 · 13:44 local
Place
Everett, WA
Airport
Paine Field
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9272Y
Reported as
Piper PA 31P 350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

While taxing pilot was notified of fuel leaking from belly of aircraft. While returning to base, smoke rolled into the flight deck.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE TAXING PILOT WAS NOTIFIED OF FUEL LEAKING FROM BELLY OF AIRCRAFT. WHILE RETURNING TO BASE, SMOKE ROLLED INTO THE FLIGHT DECK.