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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Unalaska, AK · May 19, 2023

Date: May 19, 2023 · 14:10 local
Place: Unalaska, AK
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ENHA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N14AP
Reported as: Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,400 total

N14APRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7752060 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 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.

Narrative: on may 19, 2023, about 1410 local time, the PIC was taxiing down the runway at dutch harbor airport (Unalaska) for takeoff. During the 180-degree turn on the runway, the PIC noticed the left engine starting to run rough and then it quit. The PIC was not able to turn the aircraft around and could not taxi back to the hangar due to asymmetrical thrust issues. The PIC then shut down on the runway. Maintenance towed the aircraft back to the hangar for inspection. Upon inspection, maintenance found several issues with the left-hand engine’s fuel and ignition systems.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 19, 2023, ABOUT 1410 LOCAL TIME, THE PIC WAS TAXIING DOWN THE RUNWAY AT DUTCH HARBOR AIRPORT (UNALASKA) FOR TAKEOFF. DURING THE 180-DEGREE TURN ON THE RUNWAY, THE PIC NOTICED THE LEFT ENGINE STARTING TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN IT QUIT. THE PIC WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND COULD NOT TAXI BACK TO THE HANGAR DUE TO ASYMMETRICAL THRUST ISSUES. THE PIC THEN SHUT DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE TOWED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE HANGAR FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE LEFT-HAND ENGINE’S FUEL AND IGNITION SYSTEMS.