20211124021989I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Fai, AK · November 24, 2021

Date: November 24, 2021 · 15:20 local
Place: Fai, AK
Airport: Pafa
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: WVBA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N42WP
Reported as: Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine: Lycoming LTI0-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,123 total

N42WPRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8252038 · Built 1982 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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.

Turbocharger failure in cruise flight, caused pilot to shut down rt engine. Emergency declared.

As the FAA filed it

TURBOCHARGER FAILURE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, CAUSED PILOT TO SHUT DOWN RT ENGINE. EMERGENCY DECLARED.

Other reports on N42WP · 2

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

Incident 20060427006359IFinal Approach · Fairbanks, AK(-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot could not lower landing gear normally. Lowered gear by emergency method. Got three down and locked indications. Declared emergency. Crash fire crew responded. Made uneventful landing.Apr 27, 2006 Incident 20010907024369ILevel Off Touchdown · Fairbanks-Ft Wa, AK(-23) FAR part 135 flight to Hughes, AK., on approach no landing gear lights illuminated. Aircraft diverted to Fairbanks, AK. Then on to nearby fort Wainwright, AK due to more favorable wind for emergency planned gear-up landing. Very smooth landing made with…Sep 7, 2001 · Minor damage